Souq Wadi Barada
Souq Wadi Barada
سوق وادي بردى | |
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Roman bridge by Souq Wadi Barada, by Felix Bonfils | |
Souq Wadi Barada Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′27″N 36°6′20″E / 33.62417°N 36.10556°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Al-Zabadani District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Zabadani |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 3,678 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Souq Wadi Barada (Arabic: سوق وادي بردى) also spelled Suq Wadi Barada is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Souq Wadi Barada had a population of 3,678 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted that Souq Wadi Barada population was Sunni Muslim.[3]
On 25 October 2013, two car bombs were detonated in the village in front of the Osama bin Zaid mosque. The SNHR was able to confirm the identities of at least 46 people killed and 420 wounded as a result of this incident. Many other victims could not be identified due to the condition of their bodies, with the overall death toll estimated to be between 150 and 225 people.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 147
- ^ "The Documentation of the Explosion of Souq Wadi Barada Village in Damascus Suburbs | Syrian Network for Human Rights". snhr.org. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- ^ "مجزرة وادي بردى: النظام يسفك دماء الحاضنة الشعبية للحر" [Wadi Barada massacre: The regime sheds the blood of the popular incubator of the freedom]. Orient News. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
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