Al-Shaghour ( Arabic : ٱلشَّاغُور , romanized : aš-Šāḡūr ) is a municipality and a neighborhood located in the old walled city of Damascus , Syria , south and east of the Old City, and east of al-Midan . Al-Shaghour is one of the oldest recorded neighborhoods in the city. The traditional neighborhood is divided into the part located within the Old City walls, known as Shaghour al-Juwani, and the much larger part located outside the walls. The latter part has become a municipality known as al-Shaghour .
6-702: Shaghur could refer to the following places: Al-Shaghur, Damascus , a neighborhood in Damascus, Syria Shaghur, Israel , a municipality incorporating the towns of Majd al-Krum, Deir al-Asad and Bi'ina in Israel between 2003 and 2008 Shaghur Valley , the Arabic name for the Beit HaKerem Valley in Galilee, Israel See also [ edit ] Shagur ,
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18-624: Is also home to many of the prominent Shia Muslim families of Damascus. During the French mandate , part of the neighborhood, known as "Shaghour al-Juwani" was located within the Old City walls, while most of the neighborhood was located outside the city walls and is known as "Shaghour al-Barrani". The total population of al-Shaghour was 18,715 in 1936, with 34% living in Shaghour al-Juwani and 66% living al-Shaghour al-Barrani. The entire population
24-426: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al-Shaghur, Damascus Old al-Shaghour is separated from al-Midan to the west by Al-Beit Street and from Harat al-Yahud (Jewish Quarter) by Al-Ameen Street. The latter, named after a prominent Shiite figure, is the main road in the neighborhood and accommodates the market place and the main shops. Al-Shaghour
30-479: The most prominent rebel leader in Damascus during the 1925 Great Syrian Revolt . By the 21st century, Shaghour al-Barrani evolved to become the larger al-Shaghour Municipality, which in 2004 consisted of the city districts (hayy) of Shaghour al-Barrani (pop. 13,169), al-Bilal (pop. 21,408), al-Zuhur (pop. 37,367), Bab Sharqi (pop. 12,318), al-Wihdah (pop. 29,953), Rawdat al-Midan (pop. 4,887), al-Nidal (pop. 15,588) and Ibn al-Asakir (pop. 4,539). Shaghour al-Juwani
36-482: Was Muslim. Al-Shaghour was a major center of resistance to French rule. Many of its inhabitants were involved in political activism and in the development of Syria's national political thought is the 1930s. Al-Shaghour was the home to several prominent intellectuals and political figures including the famous poet Nizar Qabbani , the minister of defense of the Kingdom of Syria , Yusuf al-Azma , and Hasan al-Kharrat ,
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