Al-Qutayfah

Al-Qutayfah (Arabic: ٱلْقُطَيْفَة, romanized: al-Quṭayfah) is a city in Syria, administratively belonging to the Rif Dimashq Governorate, capital of the al-Qutayfah District. It is located approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) east of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qutayfah had a population of 26,671 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.^[2]

Al-Qutayfah ٱلْقُطَيْفَة Qutaifa
City
Al-Qutayfah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°44′20″N 36°36′00″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	al-Qutayfah
Subdistrict	al-Qutayfah
Elevation	940 m (3,080 ft)
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	26,671
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	011

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.