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Rakhlah (; also spelled Rakhleh or Rakhlé), previously known as Zenopolis, is a village situated west of Damascus, Syria. also known as "The town of Wine and Poetry".

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Medallion on the temple at Rûkhleh, outside the south wall, near the east corner; it is five feet in diameter. The upper part has been destroyed by gunpowder. The neighbouring village is (NYPL b10607452-80497) (cropped).jpg
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Rakhlah (; also spelled Rakhleh or Rakhlé), previously known as Zenopolis, is a village situated west of Damascus, Syria. also known as "The town of Wine and Poetry".

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 368 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community.

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