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  Ghadir al-Bustan | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′51″N 35°47′54″E / 32.76417°N 35.79833°E / 32.76417; 35.79833 | |
| Grid position | 224/241 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra |
| District | Quneitra |
| Subdistrict | Khishniyah |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ghadir al-Bustan ( Error: {{Langx}}: no text (help)) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Quneitra Governorate, located west of Quneitra. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ghadir al-Bustan had a population of in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants predominantly belong to the Nu'aym, an Arab tribe with a significant presence in southwestern Syria.
History
In 1884, American archaeologist Gottlieb Schumacher described Ghadir al-Bustan as a "deserted village" on the eastern bank of the Ruqqad river and the highest and northernmost point of the Golan proper with an elevation 583 meters (1,913 ft). Most of its huts were used as storehouses and a few were inhabited. Ruins were scattered around the site and there were numerous springs and untended gardens.
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- Assaf, Faten (7 July 2010). "قبيلة "النعيم"... "أنا راعي الصفرا" (Al-Naim Tribe... I am the Shepherd of the Yellow [Land])" (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Schumacher 1886, p. 72.
Bibliography
- Schumacher, G. (1886). Across the Jordan: Being an Exploration and Survey of part of Hauran and Jaulan. London: Richard Bentley and Son.
