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Baramkeh (Arabic: البرامكة), named after Barmakids, is a neighborhood and district of the Qanawat municipality of Damascus, Syria. It had a population of 14,969 in the 2004 census. [1] The neighborhood was founded during the late 19th century, during Ottoman rule. [2] A military secondary school was established in Baramkeh in 1890s. [3]
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Administratively, Damascus Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, is divided into 16 municipalities (Arabic: بلدية, romanized: baladiyah).Every municipal district is managed by an elected mayor, which in turn is divided into 95 districts (Arabic: الحي hayy), [1] each headed by a mayor, and they all participate in the election of the Damascus city council. [2]
Qanawat (Arabic: ٱلْقَنَوَات, romanized: al-Qanawāt) is a municipality of the Damascus, Syria, due west of the Old City. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 58,053. [ 1 ] The municipality contains numerous government buildings such as the University of Damascus , National Museum of Damascus , Damascus Governorate Police ...
The Barmakid family was an early supporter of the Abbasid revolt against the Umayyads and of As-Saffah.This gave Khalid bin Barmak considerable influence, and his son Yahya ibn Khalid (d. 806) was the vizier of the caliph al-Mahdi (ruled 775–785) and tutor of Harun al-Rashid (ruled 786–809).
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He was killed by a mortar shell fired by the armed opposition during the Syrian civil war, while preparing for training practice inside a hotel in Baramkeh, Damascus. [1] The attack occurred a few hours before the team was to play a league game against the Hama-based Nawair club at Tishreen Stadium in Damascus. [2]
Al-Hijaz (Arabic: الحجاز) is a neighborhood and district of the Qanawat municipality of Damascus, Syria.It had a population of 5,572 in the 2004 census. [1] [2] The neighborhood was founded during the early 20th century, during the last years of Ottoman rule in Syria. [3]