Qatana
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Qatana (Template:Langx) is a city in southern Syria, administratively part of the Qatana District of Rif Dimashq Governorate. Qatana has an altitude of 879 meters. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 33,996 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qatana Subdistrict, which contained 20 localities with a collective population of 147,451 in 2004. The population reflects Syria's general religious diversity, and is made up primarily of Sunni Muslims, with minorities of Eastern Orthodox Christians, Assyrians, Druze and Alawites.
History
In the early 13th century, during Ayyubid rule, Yaqut al-Hamawi noted Katana as "one of the villages of Damascus".[1] Tamerlane camped at Qatana during the siege of Damascus in 1400–1401;Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". hence, the region was called as "Wadi al-Ajam" afterwards.
In 1838, it was noted as a predominantly Sunni Muslim village.[2]
In October 1947, the Syrian army began using Qatana as a training camp in preparation for a conflict in Palestine.[3]
Syrian sources relayed to Reuters that on 10 December 2024 following the swift offensive attack and government takeover by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham, Israeli forces entered the demilitarized zone and later reached the town, Script error: No such module "convert". inside Syria and Script error: No such module "convert". from Damascus. The claim was denied by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.[4][5]
Geography
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Climate
Qatana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk). Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The average annual temperature in Qatana is Script error: No such module "convert".. About Script error: No such module "convert". of precipitation falls annually.
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Religious buildings
- Al-Omari Mosque with its wooden minaret.
- Sheikh Hassan Al-Rai Mosque.
- Al-Ghalaini Mosque
- Sadat Mosque
- Al-Qadri Mosque
- Maryam bint Imran Mosque
- St. Elias of the Greek Orthodox Church
- Our Lady of Deliverance of the Syriac Catholic Church[6]
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