Qudsaya

Qudsaya
قدسيا
Qudsaya
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°32′N 36°13′E / 33.533°N 36.217°E / 33.533; 36.217
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQudsaya
SubdistrictQudsaya
Control Syrian opposition
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total
33,571

Qudsaya (Arabic: قدسيا, romanized: Qudsayā) is a Syrian city in Rif Dimashq Governorate and the administrative centre of Qudsaya District. The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qudsaya had a population of 33,571 in the 2004 census. Adjacent to the town is the modern suburb of Dahiyat Qudsaya. The city mostly consists of Alawites and Circassians.