Maghar al-Mir
Village in Rif Dimashq, Syria
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Maghar al-Mir (Arabic: مغرالمير; also known as al-Mughr or Mugher al-Mir) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maghar al-Mir had a population of 588 at the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community.[2]
Maghar al-Mir
مغرالمير Mugher al-Mir | |
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Village | |
  Maghar al-Mir Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′29″N 35°58′7″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Beit Jinn |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 588 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century.[3] The village was founded in the 1930s by settlers from the villages of Ayn al-Burj and Hinah.[4] Maghar al-Mir had an Olympian come out of their country namely Zid Abou Hamed, the Australian-Syrian hurdler.
