Deir Ali
دير علي | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°17′1″N 36°18′9″E / 33.28361°N 36.30250°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
Subdistrict | al-Kiswah |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 4,368 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Deir Ali ( Arabic: دير علي) is a small town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Ali had a population of 4,368 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Druze community. [2]
The town was historically a village known as Lebaba, and contains the archaeological remains of a Marcionite church. These include an inscription dated to 318 CE, which is the oldest known surviving inscribed reference, anywhere, to Jesus:
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Deir Ali's population as being Druze. [5]
The Arab Gas Pipeline passes through the area and supplies gas to a modern power station (estimated cost 250 million euros) in the town; the pipeline junction at the power station links the power grids of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. [6]
Deir Ali
دير علي | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 33°17′1″N 36°18′9″E / 33.28361°N 36.30250°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
District | Markaz Rif Dimashq |
Subdistrict | al-Kiswah |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 4,368 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Deir Ali ( Arabic: دير علي) is a small town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Ali had a population of 4,368 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Druze community. [2]
The town was historically a village known as Lebaba, and contains the archaeological remains of a Marcionite church. These include an inscription dated to 318 CE, which is the oldest known surviving inscribed reference, anywhere, to Jesus:
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Deir Ali's population as being Druze. [5]
The Arab Gas Pipeline passes through the area and supplies gas to a modern power station (estimated cost 250 million euros) in the town; the pipeline junction at the power station links the power grids of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. [6]