Barzeh or Barza (Arabic: بَرْزَة, romanized: Barzah, also transliterated Berzé) is a municipality and a neighborhood to the north of Damascus, Syria.[2] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barzeh had a population of 47,339 in the 2004 census.[1]
Barzeh
بَرْزَة | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Barzeh as seen from Mount Qasioun | |
 District map of Damascus | |
  Barzeh  Barzeh | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′24″N 36°19′14″E / 33.55667°N 36.32056°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| City | Damascus |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 47,339 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
History
editBarzeh's foundation dates back to at least Roman times. There is archaeological evidence of Roman and Aramean tombs in the area. Traditionally it has always been a town of the Ghouta, and therefore closely linked to agriculture. Rice, oil and olives and various types of fruit are produced. In the 20th century, it was absorbed into Damascus.
Syrian Civil War
editThe municipality has been active in the Syrian civil war. The Sunni Barzeh al-Balad neighborhood was largely pro-rebel. However, the neighboring Alawite "slum" Ish al-Warwar is largely pro-government.[3][4] The Barzeh area has been under truce between the rebels and government since 2014.[3][5]
On 1 April 2015, the rebels (Jaish al-Islam and the Free Syrian Army's First Brigade) launched a military campaign to expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from the Barzeh and Qaboun neighborhoods,[6][7] which ended in success three days later.[8] On 8 February 2016, an IS car bomb targeting a government officer's club killed eight people in Masakin Barzeh.[9] On 29 May 2017 the Syrian government regained control of the entire district.[10]
Neighborhoods
edit- Al-Abbas (pop. 23,112)
- Barza al-Balad (pop. 31,634)
- Ish al-Warwar (pop. 20,458)
- Al-Manara (pop. 10,199)
- Masakin Barzeh (pop. 15,705)
- An-Nuzha (pop. 6,488)
Population
edit- 1922: 2000 inhabitants
- 1935: 3500 inhabitants
- 1950: 4,239 inhabitants
- 1960: 6554 inhabitants
- 2004: 47,339 inhabitants
Education
editThe Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology has its main campus in the Hameesh area[11] of Barzeh.
References
edit- ^ a b Damascus city population
- ^ Khaled Yacoub Oweis (18 July 2012). "Battles break out near Syrian presidential palace". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b Lina Sinjab (18 January 2014). "In Syria, few conciliatory signs as peace talks loom". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Nir Rosen (12 October 2011). "Assad's Alawites: An Entrenched Community". Al-Jazeera. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ Joshua Hersh (26 February 2014). "Syrian Government Sees An End Game, Block By Block". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ^ "ISIS encroaches on east Damascus". NOW. 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Damascus: Islam Army attacks ISIS bases in Qaboun, Barzeh neighborhoods". Zaman al-Wasl. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Syrian rebels defeat ISIS in Damascus". Ara News. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ Anne Barnard (9 February 2015). "ISIS, in a First, Says It Was Behind Attack in Syrian Capital". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Evacuation of rebels from Damascus district complete, city governor says". Reuters. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "HIAST". Facebook. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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