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 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Deir Muqaran had a population of 4,803 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
History In 1838, Eli Smith noted that Deir Muqaran's population was Sunni Muslim.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
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