Jdeidat Artouz
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Jdeidat Artouz جديدة عرطوز |
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| Town | |
 Jdeidat Artouz
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| Coordinates: 33°26′N 36°10′E / 33.43°N 36.16°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Qatana |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 45,000 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Jdeidat Artouz (Arabic: جديدة عرطوز, also spelled Jdeidet Artouz) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus. Nearby localities include Qatana to the west, Artouz to the south, Khan al-Shih to the southeast, and Darayya to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jdeidat Artouz had a population of 45,000 in the 2004 census. It has a mixed population of Christians, Druze, and Sunni Muslims. Christians and Druze primarily live in the southern district of Jdeidat Artouz al-Balad, while Sunnis primarily live in the northern district of Jdeidat al-Fadl.
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