Muadamiyat al-Sham
| Muadamiyat al-Sham معضمية الشام | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Muadamiyat al-Sham | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′N 36°11′E / 33.46°N 36.19°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Darayya District |
| Nahiyah | Darayya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 52,738 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Muadamiyat al-Sham (Arabic: معضمية الشام; transliterations include Moadamiya and Moadamiyah) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located 10km southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Darayya to the east, Judaydat Artuz and Sahnaya to the south, and Qudsaya to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 52,738 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is "famed for its olive orchards".[2]
During the Syrian civil war Moadamiyah was encircled and besieged by pro-government forces from April 2013, and was one of the areas of Damascus hit by a sarin attack on 21 August 2013 (Ghouta chemical attack). When a Wall Street Journal reporter visited the town in October 2013, the population of the still-besieged town was down to an estimated 12,500, and residents said food supplies were exhausted.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sam Dagher, Wall Street Journal, 2 October 2013, Syrian Regime Chokes Off Food to Town That Was Gassed
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