Summary
Tadamon (Arabic: التضامن, romanized: at-Taḍāmun; also spelled Tadamoun or Tadamun) is a neighborhood and district of the al-Midan municipality of Damascus, Syria.[3][4] The neighborhood has been active in the Syrian civil war.
Tadamon
التضامن | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Tadamon  Tadamon | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′40″N 36°18′34″E / 33.47778°N 36.30944°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Damascus Governorate |
| Subdistrict | Damascus |
| Municipality | Al-Midan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmed Iskandar[1] |
| Population (2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 86,793 |
History edit
Until the 1960s, the area of Tadamon was largely covered by orchards.[1] However, the area began to be populated by Syrians who had fled the Golan Heights after Israel occupied that region in the 1967 Six Day War.[1] The area also saw an influx of Syrians moving in from the countryside of Damascus.[1] Most of the people who moved to Tadamon built their homes without government permits and the area has since developed as an informal neighborhood where roughly 90% of homes lack formally registered property deeds.[1]
During the Syrian Civil War, in 2012, most of Tadamon was overrun by rebels fighting under the banner of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).[1] In 2013, the area was the site of the Tadamon massacre, where 280+ people were executed by Syrian Military Intelligence personnel. In 2015, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), took over part of the district from the FSA.[1] Government forces reasserted complete control of Tadamon in a military offensive in 2018.[1]
Population edit
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tadamon had a population of 86,793 in the 2004 census.[2] According to Agence France-Presse, Tadamon had a pre-war population of 250,000 but most of the inhabitants fled the area during war.[1] As of late 2018, the population of the district is around 65,000.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "After IS, Damascus suburb residents blocked from going home". Al-Monitor. Agence-France Presse. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b Damascus city population Archived 2012-08-01 at archive.today
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic Damascus Governorate Reference map" (PDF). ReliefWeb. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ Patrick J. McDonnell (2012-07-16). "Syria fighting intensifies in Assad stronghold Damascus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-17.