Qudsaya

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Qudsaya
قدسيا
Town
Qudsaya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°32′N 36°13′E / 33.533°N 36.217°E / 33.533; 36.217Coordinates: 33°32′N 36°13′E / 33.533°N 36.217°E / 33.533; 36.217
Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate
District Qudsaya District
Nahiyah Qudsaya
Elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (2004 census)
  Total 33,571

Qudsaya (Arabic: قدسيا) is a Syrian town in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The town is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 33,571 people.[1] Adjacent to the town is the modern suburb of Dahiyat Qudsaya.

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