Deir Muqaran
Deir Muqaran is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif [Dimashq Governorate], located northwest of Damascus in Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Kfeir al-Zayt and Basimah. According to the Central [Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics], Deir Muqaran had a population of 4,803 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.