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Al-Maydan
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thumb|Al-Midan, Jezmatieh Street

Key facts

Settlement.name
Al Midan
Settlement.native_name
الميدان
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Midan Souk - Jezmatieh Street.jpg
Settlement.image_alt
Midan Souk - Jezmatieh Street
Settlement.image_caption
Midan Souk - Jezmatieh Street
Settlement.image_map
Districts of damascus english.svg
Settlement.map_alt
Al-Mydan on the District map of Damaskus
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Damascus Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
City
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Damascus
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
177,456
Settlement.population_as_of
2004

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Districts
  • Notable historic figures
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

thumb|Al-Midan, Jezmatieh Street

Al-Midan () is a neighbourhood and municipality in Damascus, Syria, south of the old walled city and near the modern city centre. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 177,456. Today, the neighbourhood is often considered to be one of the most conservative in Damascus.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Maydan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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