Qudsaya District


Qudsaya District is a district of the Rif Dimashq Governorate in southern Syria.
Qudsaya District is located to the northwest of the Damascus Governorate and Mount Qasioun, covering the northwestern outskirts of metropolitan Damascus. The administrative centre is the town of Qudsaya.
Until 2009, Qudsaya was a sub-district within Markaz Rif Dimashq District. In February 2009, the district of Qudsaya was formed, combining the former sub-district of Qudsaya with two sub-districts from the Zabadani District. At the 2004 census, these subdistricts had a total population of 105,974 people.

Sub-districts

The district of Qudsaya is divided into three sub-districts or nawāḥī. Population figures in the table are as of 2004.
CodeNameAreaPopulation
SY031000Qudsaya Subdistrict km²
SY031001Al-Dimas Subdistrict km²
SY031002Ain al-Fijah Subdistrict km²

Localities

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the villages, towns and cities in the following table make up the district of Qudsaya.
English NameArabic NamePopulationSubdistrict
Qudsayaقدسيا33,571Qudsaya
al-Dimasالديماس14,574Al-Dimas
al-Hamahالهامة10,045Qudsaya
Dahiyat Qudsayaضاحية قدسيا9,500Qudsaya
Jdeidat al-Wadiجديدة الوادي5,227Qudsaya
Deir Muqaranدير مقرن4,803Ain al-Fijah
Deir Qanunدير قانون4,213Ain al-Fijah
Kfeir al-Zaytكفير الزيت4,170Ain al-Fijah
Ain al-Fijahعين الفيجة3,806Ain al-Fijah
Kfeir Yabousكفير يابوس3,801Al-Dimas
Basimahبسيمة2,812Qudsaya
Ashrafiyat al-Wadiأشرفية الوادي2,101Qudsaya
al-Husseiniyahالحسينية1,563Ain al-Fijah
Jamrayaجمرايا1,156Qudsaya
Mazraat Deir al-Ashayerمزرعة دير العشائر1,107Al-Dimas
Qura al-Assadقرى الأسد1,067Al-Dimas
Efraافرة1,029Ain al-Fijah
Jdeidat Yabousجديدة يابوس994Al-Dimas
Yabousيابوس369Al-Dimas
Maadarمعدر66Al-Dimas