Baramkeh
Baramkeh (Arabic: البرامكة), named after Barmakids, is a neighborhood and district of the Qanawat municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 14,969 in the 2004 census.[1] The neighborhood was founded during the late 19th century, during Ottoman rule.[2] A military secondary school was established in Baramkeh in 1890s.[3] The district contains a campus of the Damascus University.
Baramkeh
البرامكة | |
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Neighborhood | |
Baramkeh Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 33°30′22″N 36°17′12″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
Subdistrict | Damascus |
Municipality | Qanawat |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 14,969 |
References
- Damascus Governorate Population 2004 Census
- Hanssen, Jenns; Philipp, Thomas; Weber, Stefan, eds. (2002). The Empire in the City: Arab Provincial Capitals in the Late Ottoman Empire. Ergon in Kommission. ISBN 9783935556897.
- Chalcraft, John (2016). Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. Cambridge University Press. p. 226. ISBN 9781107007505.
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