Al-Kiswah

Al-Kiswah الكسوة Kissoué Kiswe
Al-Kiswe town center
Al-Kiswah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°21′N 36°14′E / 33.350°N 36.233°E / 33.350; 36.233Coordinates: 33°21′N 36°14′E / 33.350°N 36.233°E / 33.350; 36.233
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	Markaz Rif Dimashq
Nahiyah	Al-Kiswah
Elevation	720 m (2,360 ft)
Population (2004 census)
• Total	43,456

Al-Kiswah (Arabic: الكسوة‎‎ Al Kiswah also spelled Kissoué/Kiswe) is a city in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria. It is located approximately 13 kilometres (8 miles) south of Damascus. It was the location of the 1303 Battle of Marj al-Saffar, and the childhood home of Adnan Awad.

Administratively, Al-Kiswah belongs to Markaz Rif Dimashq district. It is one of the largest towns of the district by terms of population.

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  Kiswe farms

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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 al-Khamisiyah 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-Atnah 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 Jinn 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 Jinn 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

Cities and towns of Syria
Governorate centres	Aleppo Damascus Daraa Deir ez-Zor Hama al-Hasakah Homs Idlib Latakia Quneitra Raqqa Rif Dimashq as-Suwayda Tartus
District centres	Abu Kamal Afrin Arihah Atarib Ayn al-Arab Azaz al-Bab Baniyas Darayya Dayr Hafir Douma Duraykish Fiq al-Haffah Harem Izra' Jableh Jarabulus Jisr ash-Shugur Maarat al-Numaan al-Malikiyah Manbij Masyaf Mayadin Mhardeh al-Mukharram al-Foqani an-Nabk Palmyra Qamishli Qardaha Qatana Qudsaya al-Qusayr al-Qutayfah Ra's al-'Ayn al-Rastan as-Safira Safita Salamiyah Salkhad al-Sanamayn Shahba ash-Shaykh Badr al-Suqaylabiyah Talkalakh al-Tall Tell Abyad al-Thawrah Yabrud Zabadani
Sub-district centres	Abu Qilqil Abu al-Thuhur Akhtarin Amuda Arbeen Arima al-Ariqah al-Arishah Armanaz Arwad al-Asharah Assal al-Ward Awj Ayn al-Fijah Ayn Halaqim Ayn Issa Ayn al-Nasr Babbila Banan Barri Sharqi Beit Jinn Binnish Bir al-Helu Bosra Bulbul Busayrah Da'el al-Dana Darat Izza Darkush al-Darbasiyah Deir Atiyah al-Dimas al-Dumayr Furqlus Ghabaghib Ghandoura al-Ghariyah al-Ghizlaniyah al-Hader Hadidah al-Hajar al-Aswad al-Hajib Hajin al-Hamidiyah al-Hamraa Harasta Harbnafsah Harran al-Awamid al-Hirak Hish Hisyah al-Hawl Huraytan al-Huwash Ibbin Samaan Ihsim Jayrud al-Jalaa al-Janudiyah Jaramana al-Jarniyah Jasim al-Jawadiyah Jubb al-Jarrah Jubb Ramlah Jindires al-Jiza al-Qabu Kafr Batna Kafr Nabl Kafr Takharim Kafr Zita al-Karamah al-Kasrah Kessab al-Khafsah Khan Shaykhun Khasham Kirnaz Kuwayris Sharqi Khanaser Khirbet Ghazaleh Khirbet al-Tin Mahmoud al-Kiswah Ma'arrat Misrin Maabatli Maadan Ma'loula Madaya Mahin Malah al-Malihah al-Mansurah Mare' Markada Mashta al-Helu Maskanah al-Masmiyah al-Mazraa Muhambal Muhasan al-Musayfirah al-Mushannaf Muzayrib al-Nashabiyah al-Nasirah Nawa Nubl al-Qadmus al-Qahtaniyah Qalaat al-Madiq Qarah al-Qaryatayn al-Qurayya Qurqania Rajo Rankus Rasm Harmil al-Imam al-Rai al-Riqama al-Ruhaybah al-Saan Saasaa Sabburah al-Sabe' Biyar al-Sabkhah Sadad Sahnaya Saidnaya Salqin Saraqib Sarmin Sarrin Sawran Sebei al-Shaddadah al-Shajara Shaqqa Sharran Shathah Shaykh al-Hadid al-Shaykh Maskin Shayukh Tahtani Shin Sinjar Sirghaya Slinfah Suluk al-Sur al-Surah al-Saghirah Suran al-Susah al-Sukhnah al-Tabni Talbiseh Taldou al-Tamanah Tasil Tell al-Daman Tell Hamis Tell Rifaat Tell Salhab Tell Tamer Tedef Thiban Uqayribat Urum al-Kubra Wadi al-Oyun al-Yaarubiyah al-Zurbah az-Ziyarah

Ottoman hajj routes

Syrian route 1. Tekkiye Complex 2. Maydan 3. Kiswa 4. Khan Dannun 5. Ghabaghib 6. Sanamayn 7. Muzayrib 8. Mafraq 9. Birkat Zizia 10. Dab'a 11. Qatrana 12. Hasa 13. Unayzah 14. Ma'an 15. Fassu'a 16. Mudawwara 17. Dhat al-Hajj 18. Tabuk 19. Qalandariyya 20. al-Ukhaydir 21. Mu'azzam 22. Dar al-Hamra 23. Mada'in Saleh 24. Ula 25. Bir al-Ghannam 26. Zumurrud 27. Sawrah 28. Hadiyya 29. Nakhlatayn 30. Wadi al-Qura 31. Hafira