Zakiyah

Zakiyah زاكية
Town
Zakiyah with Mount Hermon in the background
Zakiyah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°20′4″N 36°9′24″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Markaz Rif Dimashq
Subdistrict	Al-Kiswah
Population  (2004)
• Total	18,553
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode	C2279

Zakyah (Arabic: زاكية) is a Syrian town located in Markaz Rif Dimashq, Rif Dimashq. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zakiyah had a population of 18,553 in the 2004 census.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Zakyah's population being Sunni Muslims.

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.