1. History

2. References

3. Bibliography

Al-Shaghour ({{lang-ar|الشاغور}}) is a municipality and a neighborhood located in the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, south and east of the Old City, and east of al-Midan. Al-Shaghour is one of the oldest recorded neighborhoods in the city.^[1] The traditional neighborhood is divided into the part located within the Old City walls, known as Shaghour al-Juwani, and the much larger part located outside the walls. The latter part has become a municipality known as "al-Shaghour" and includes the districts (hayy) of Shaghour al-Barrani, Bab Sharqi, al-Zuhur, al-Wihdah, al-Bilal, al-Nidal, Ibn al-Asakir and Rawdat al-Midan.

Old al-Shaghour is separated from al-Midan to the west by Al-Beit Street^[1] and from Harat al-Yahud (Jewish Quarter) by Al-Ameen Street.^[2] The latter, named after a prominent Shiite figure, is the main road in the neighborhood and accommodates the market place and the main shops.^[3] Al-Shaghour is also home to many of the prominent Shia Muslim families of Damascus.^[3]

History

During the French mandate, part of the neighborhood, known as "Shaghour al-Juwani" was located within the Old City walls, while most of the neighborhood was located outside the city walls and is known as "Shaghour al-Barrani". The total population of al-Shaghour was 18,715 in 1936, with 34% living in Shaghour al-Juwani and 66% living al-Shaghour al-Barrani. The entire population was Muslim.^[4]

Al-Shaghour was a major center of resistance to French rule. Many of its inhabitants were involved in political activism and in the development of Syria's national political thought is the 1930s. Al-Shaghour was the home to several prominent intellectuals and political figures including the famous poet Nizar Qabbani, the minister of defense of the Kingdom of Syria, Yusuf al-Azma,^[3] and Hasan al-Kharrat, the most prominent rebel leader in Damascus during the 1925 Great Syrian Revolt.^[5]

By the 21st century, Shaghour al-Barrani evolved to become the larger al-Shaghour Municipality, which in 2004 consisted of the city districts (hayy) of Shaghour al-Barrani (pop. 13,169), al-Bilal (pop. 21,408), al-Zuhur (pop. 37,367), Bab Sharqi (pop. 12,318), al-Wihdah (pop. 29,953), Rawdat al-Midan (pop. 4,887), al-Nidal (pop. 15,588) and Ibn al-Asakir (pop. 4,539).^[6][7] Shaghour al-Juwani is located in the Old City municipality and had a population of 2,506 in 2004.^[6][7]

References

Bibliography

• {{cite book|first=Daniel|last=Neep|title=Occupying Syria Under the French Mandate: Insurgency, Space and State Formation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Z7TbtGaAX8C&dq=Hasan+Kharrat+Syria&source=gbs_navlinks_s|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2012|isbn=1107000068}}
• {{cite book|last1=Totah|first1=Faedah M.|title=Preserving the Old City of Damascus|date=2014|publisher=Syracuse University Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rX6TAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA208}}

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