Qaldoun al-Marah (Arabic: قلدون المراح, also called al-Mirah) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located on the northeast of Damascus, on the ancient caravan route to Homs and Aleppo, in the Qalamoun Mountains. Nearby localities include Yabroud, an-Nabek, al-Sahel and Deir Atiyah to the north, ar-Ruhaybah, Jayroud, al-Dumayr and al-Qutayfah to the south, and Ma'loula, Assal al-Ward and Hosh Arab to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qaldoun al-Marah had a population of 2,561 in the 2004 census.[1] It has a Syrian Turkmen population.[2]

Qaldoun al-Marah قلدون المراح
Village
Qaldoun al-Marah
Coordinates: 33°52′31″N 36°41′11″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	An-Nabek District
Nahiyah	An-Nabek
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	2,561
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

In 2019, practices and craftsmanship associated with the Damascene rose in the village were included into the UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list as Intangible cultural heritage.[3]

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