Artuz
Sign in to saveArtouz (, [ʕar'tˤuːz]; Syriac: ܥܰܪܛܽܘܙ; Hebrew: עַרטוּז) is a town situated to the southwest of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 16,199 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
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- النبك
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- محافظة ريف دمشق
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- سوريا
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Artouz (, [ʕar'tˤuːz]; Syriac: ܥܰܪܛܽܘܙ; Hebrew: עַרטוּז) is a town situated to the southwest of Damascus, Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 16,199 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
==Etymology== The name of the town is of uncertain etymology.
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