Rankous

Rankous رنكوس
Town
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	Al-Tall District
Nahiyah	Rankous
Population (2004 census)[1]
• Total	7,717
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Rankous or Rankus (Arabic: رنكوس‎) is a Syrian town and summer resort in the province's Damascus countryside (Rif Dimashq) located in Mount Qalamoun (anti-Lebanon) in Syria, 45 km from Damascus, with a total area of 22.277 km ², extends between 1650 and 2150 m. The climate of the town is cool in summer and cold in winter. The rate of rain and snow usually varies between 350 and 650 mm. The mountains surrounding the town are covered with snow in winter. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rankous had a population of 7,717 in the 2004 census.^[1]

The town is famous for the cultivation of fruit trees: apples, pears, cherries, almonds, apricots, and vegetables: potatoes, peas, many types of vegetables. There are many types of livestock Rankous, such as sheep, goats, cows, poultry.

There are Rankous historical monuments in the vicinity of the town, caves, old cemeteries and tombs carved and engraved in stone.

The town was severely damaged during the clashes between the pro-government forces and the armed opposition during the Syrian civil war.^[2]

People from Rankous

• Cheikh Mahmoud Baayoun (Mahmoud Al Rankousi)
• The translator and essayist Mohamed Ali Abdel Jalil

Rif Dimashq Governorate   Markaz Rif Dimashq District Al-Kiswah al-Adiliyah Aqraba Arbin Ein Tarma Babbila al-Bahdaliyah Beit Sahem Beit Sawa al-Buwaydah Deir Ali Deir al-Asafir Deir Khabiyah Hamouriyah al-Harjalah Hawsh Sahiya Hizzah Hujayrah Hutaytet al-Turkman Jaramana Jisrin Jubb al-Safa Kafr Batna Khan Dannun Khirbet al-Ward Khiyarat Dannun al-Malihah Muqaylibah al-Sabinah Saqba Sayyidah Zaynab Shabaa al-Taybah Yalda Zabdin Zakiyah Zamalka   Douma District Douma al-Abadah Adra al-Ahmadiyah Dahiyat al-Assad al-Atibah Batihat al-Wafidin Beit Nayim al-Bahariyah al-Bitariyah al-Bilaliyah al-Damen Deir Salman al-Dumayr Ghasulah al-Ghizlaniyah Harasta Harasta al-Qantarah Harran al-Awamid Hawsh al-Dawahira Hawsh al-Farah Hawsh Nasri al-Hayjanah Hufayr al-Tahta al-Jarba Judaydat al-Khas al-Kafrin Madira Marj al-Sultan Mesraba Midaa al-Nashabiyah al-Qasimiyah al-Qisa Otaybah al-Rihan al-Sabe' Biyar Sakka Saraba al-Shafuniyah   Al-Qutayfah District Al-Qutayfah al-Aatanah Ain al-Tinah Hala Jayroud Jubaadin Ma'loula al-Mansoura Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun al-Naseriyah ar-Ruhaybah al-Tawani   Al-Tall District Al-Tall Akoubar Ayn Dara Badda al-Dreij al-Fayadiyah Hafeir al-Fouqa Halboun Hosh Arab al-Jarniyah Maaraba Maarat Saidnaya Maarounah al-Mahabah Manin al-Nour Rankous Sabnah Saidnaya Talfita   Yabroud District Yabroud Assal al-Ward al-Jebbah Ras al-Ayn Ras al-Maara Rima al-Sarkha (Bakhah) Wadi an-Naaim   An-Nabek District An-Nabek Deir Atiyah Flitah al-Humayra al-Jarajir Qaldoun al-Marah Qara al-Qastal al-Sahel   Al-Zabadani District Al-Zabadani Ain Hawr Baqin Barheliya Bloudan Hosh Bajed Hurayra Kafr al-Awamid Madaya al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah) Serghaya Souq Wadi Barada   Qatana District Qatana al-Aamrat Abou Qawouq al-Adnaniyah Ain al-Shaara Ambiya Arnah Artouz Beit Jen Beit Saber Beitima al-Bejaa Beqaasem Darbal Deir Maker Denaji Dourin Drousha Hamrit Harfa Hinah Hosh al-Nufour al-Hubariyah Jdeidat Artouz Jisr al-Safra Kafr Hawr Kafr Qouq Kanaker Kawkab Khan al-Shih Kherbet al-Sawda Maas Maghar al-Mir Manshiyat Khan al-Shih al-Maqrousa Mazraat Beit Jen al-Nufour Qalaat al-Jandal al-Qleiaah Rakhlah Ras al-Ayn Rasem al-Tahin Rima al-Sabboura Sa'sa' al-Shawkatliyah Yaafour   Darayya District Darayya Ashrafiyat Sahnaya al-Hajar al-Aswad Muadamiyat al-Sham Sahnaya   Qudsaya District Qudsaya Ashrafiyat al-Wadi Ain al-Fijah Basimah Dahiyat Qudsaya Deir Muqaran Deir Qanun al-Dimas Efra al-Hamah al-Husseiniyah Jamraya Jdeidat al-Wadi Jdeidat Yabous Kfeir Yabous Kfeir al-Zayt Maadar Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer Qura al-Assad Yabous

Coordinates: 33°45′25″N 36°23′21″E / 33.75694°N 36.38917°E / 33.75694; 36.38917