Al-Muhajreen المهاجرين | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Al-Muhajreen district in orange | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| City | Damascus |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 55,510[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
Muhajreen (Arabic:المهاجرين,romanized: al-Muhajreen) is amunicipality and a neighborhood in the central part ofDamascus,Syria,[2] on the slopes ofMount Qasioun. The name means 'the immigrants'. It containsAbu Rummaneh, Al-Haboubi, Al-Maliki, Al-Marabit, Al-Mastaba, Al-Rawda and Shura.[2]
The village was first settled byCretan Muslim immigrants in the late 19th century after they fledCrete, and was initially a suburb on the mountain.[3]
The neighbourhood houses theMuhajreen Palace, the palace of the first president of Syria, which later became astate guest house of the Syrian government.
33°31′31″N36°16′29″E / 33.52528°N 36.27472°E /33.52528; 36.27472
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