Barzeh or Barza ( ar, بَرْزَة, Barzah, also transliterated Berzé) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
and a neighborhood to the north of
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious".
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Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census.
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History
Barzeh's foundation dates back to at least Roman times. There is archaeological evidence of Roman and Aramean tombs in the area. Traditionally it has always been a town of the Ghouta
Ghouta ( ar, غُوطَةُ دِمَشْقَ / ALA-LC: ''Ḡūṭat Dimašq'') is a countryside and suburban area in southwestern Syria that surrounds the city of Damascus along its eastern and southern rim.
Name
Ghouta is the Arabic term (''g ...
, and therefore closely linked to agriculture. Rice, oil and olives and various types of fruit are produced. In the 20th century, it was absorbed into Damascus.
Syrian Civil War
The municipality has been active
Active may refer to:
Music
* ''Active'' (album), a 1992 album by Casiopea
* Active Records, a record label
Ships
* ''Active'' (ship), several commercial ships by that name
* HMS ''Active'', the name of various ships of the British Royal ...
in the Syrian civil war. The Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a dis ...
Barzeh al-Balad neighborhood was largely pro-rebel. However, the neighboring Alawite
The Alawis, Alawites ( ar, علوية ''Alawīyah''), or pejoratively Nusayris ( ar, نصيرية ''Nuṣayrīyah'') are an ethnoreligious group that lives primarily in Levant and follows Alawism, a sect of Islam that originated from Shia Isl ...
"slum" Ish al-Warwar is largely pro-government.Free Syrian Army
The Free Syrian Army (FSA) ( ar, الجيش السوري الحر, al-jaysh as-Sūrī al-ḥur) is a loose faction in the Syrian Civil War founded on 29 July 2011 by officers of the Syrian Armed Forces with the goal of bringing down the govern ...
's First Brigade) launched a military campaign to expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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from the Barzeh and Qaboun
Qaboun ( ar, ٱلْقَابُون, al-Qābūn, sometimes spelled Al-Kaboun or al-Qaboun) is a municipality and neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria, located north-east of the city center, to the north of Jobar district.
History
Qaboun name is derive ...
neighborhoods, which ended in success three days later. On 8 February 2016, an IS car bomb targeting a government officer's club killed eight people in Masakin Barzeh.
On 29 May 2017 the Syrian government regained control of the entire district.
Neighborhoods
*Al-Abbas (pop. 23,112)
*Barza al-Balad (pop. 31,634)
*Ish al-Warwar (pop. 20,458)
*Al-Manara (pop. 10,199)
*Masakin Barzeh (pop. 15,705)
*An-Nuzha (pop. 6,488)
Population
*1922: 2000 inhabitants
*1935: 3500 inhabitants
*1950: 4,239 inhabitants
*1960: 6554 inhabitants
*2004: 47,339 inhabitants
Education
The has its main campus in the Hameesh area
References
Neighborhoods of Damascus
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