Kawkab, Rif Dimashq

Village in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria

Kawkab كوكب
Village
33°22′51″N 36°10′55″E / 33.38083°N 36.18194°E / 33.38083; 36.18194
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	Qatana District
Nahiyah	Qatana
Population (2004 census)^[1]
• Total	1,188
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kawkab (Arabic: كوكب) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Kawkab is Arabic for "star".^[2] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kawkab had a population of 1,188 in the 2004 census.^[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as a village, located in Wady 'el-Ajam, between Damascus and the Hauran.^[3]

On 30 September, 1918 Kawkab was the site of the World War I successful "Charge at Kaukab" of the Australian 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments directed against dug-in German and Ottoman remnants of the Seventh and Eighth Armies, joined by units from Damascus.

References

^ ^a ^b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
^ Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. p. 162.
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 148

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.

Rif Dimashq Governorate

Markaz Rif Dimashq District

Kiswah Subdistrict	Al-Kiswah Al-Adiliyah Arkis Deir Ali Deir Khabiyah Ayn al-Bayda Ayn al-Souda Al-Horjelah Jeb as-Safa Khan Dannun Khirbet al-Shiyab Khiyarat Dannun Marana Matahriyeh Morjana Muqaylibah Qara Saada Shaqhab al-Taybah Um al-Awamid Zakiyah Zureiqiya
Babbila Subdistrict	Babbila Aqraba al-Bahdaliyah Beit Sahem Buwayda Hujayrah Hawsh Sahiya Khirbet al-Ward Maalaqa Najha Al-Sitt Al-Sabinah Yalda
Jaramana Subdistrict	Jaramana
Malihah Subdistrict	Al-Malihah Ahdaf Deir al-Asafir Hawsh al-Sultan Hutaytet al-Turkman Shabaa Zabdin Sahba
Kafr Batna Subdistrict	Kafr Batna Beit Sawa Aftris Hamouriyah Hizzah Jisrin Saqba
Arbin Subdistrict	Arbin Ein Tarma Zamalka

Douma District

Douma Subdistrict	Douma Adra Batihat al-Wafidin Hawsh al-Dawahira Hawsh al-Farah Hawsh Nasri Hufayr al-Tahta Maydaa al-Rihan al-Shafuniyah Tal al-Swan
Harasta Subdistrict	Harasta Dahiyat al-Assad Mesraba Madira
Sabe Biyar Subdistrict	Sabaa Biyar
Dumayr Subdistrict	Al-Dumayr
Nashabiyeh Subdistrict	Al-Nashabiyah Al-Ahmadiyah Al-Bahariyah Al-Bilaliyah Beit Nayim Bzeineh Deir Salman Al-Damen Harasta al-Qantarah Al-Jarba Al-Khamisiyah Al-Mansoura Marj al-Sultan Nawla Al-Abadah Autaya Otaybah Al-Qasimiyah Al-Qisa Al-Salihiyah Wadyan al-Rabi Al-Zamaniyah
Ghazlaniyeh Subdistrict	Al-Ghizlaniyah Bayad Al-Bitariyah Deir al-Hajar Dalbeh Ghasulah Al-Haijaneh Qarahta Qarmashiyeh Sakka Tall Maskan
Harran al-Awamid Subdistrict	Harran al-Awamid Judaydat al-Khas Al-Kafrayn Mabarkah

Al-Qutayfah District

Qutayfah Subdistrict	Al-Qutayfah Helleh Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun
Jayrud Subdistrict	Jayrud Al-Atnah Al-Mansoura Al-Naseriyah
Maloula Subdistrict	Maaloula Ain al-Tinah Jubb'adin al-Tawani
Raheiba Subdistrict	Al-Ruhaybah

Al-Tall District

Al-Tall Subdistrict	Al-Tall al-Dreij Halboun Maarounah Maaraba Manin Talfita
Sednaya Subdistrict	Saidnaya Badda Maarat Saidnaya Akoubar Hafeir al-Fouqa
Rankous Subdistrict	Rankous al-Fayadiyah Hosh Arab al-Jarniyah al-Mahabah Ayn Dara al-Nour Sabnah

Yabroud District

Yabroud Subdistrict	Yabroud Ras al-Ayn Ras al-Maara Rima Al-Sarkha (Bakhah)
Assal al-Ward Subdistrict	Assal al-Ward al-Jebbah

An-Nabek District

An-Nabek Subdistrict	Al-Nabek Mashrafet Flita Qaldoun al-Marah Al-Qastal al-Sahel
Deir Atiyeh Subdistrict	Deir Atiyah Al-Humayra al-Jarajir
Qara Subdistrict	Qara

Al-Zabadani District

Al-Zabadani Subdistrict	Al-Zabadani Barheliya Bloudan Hosh Bajed Kafr al-Awamid Al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah) Souq Wadi Barada
Madaya Subdistrict	Madaya Baqin Hurayra
Serghaya Subdistrict	Serghaya Ain Hawr

Qatana District

Qatana Subdistrict	Qatana Ambiya al-Aamrat Arnah Artouz al-Bejaa Beqaasem Drousha Jdeidat Artouz Kafr Qouq Kawkab Khan al-Shih Manshiyat Khan al-Shih Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer Qalaat al-Jandal Rakhlah Ras al-Ayn Rima al-Sabboura Yaafour
Beit Jann Subdistrict	Beit Jinn Darbal Ain al-Shaara Harfa Hinah Khirbet al-Sawda Maghar al-Mir al-Maqrousa Mazraat Beit Jinn
Sa'sa Subdistrict	Sa'sa' Abou Qawouq al-Adnaniyah Beit Saber Beitima Deir Maker Denaji Dourin Hamrit al-Hubariyah Hosh al-Nufour Jisr al-Safra Kafr Hawr Kanaker Maas al-Nufour al-Qleiaah Rasem al-Tahin al-Shawkatliyah

Darayya District

Darayya Subdistrict	Darayya Muadamiyat al-Sham
Sahnaya Subdistrict	Sahnaya Ashrafiyat Sahnaya
Hajar al-Aswad Subdistrict	al-Hajar al-Aswad

Qudsaya District

Qudsaya Subdistrict	Qudsaya Ashrafiyat al-Wadi Basimah al-Hamah Jamraya Jdeidat al-Wadi Dahiyat Qudsaya
ad-Dimas Subdistrict	al-Dimas Jdeidat Yabous Kfeir Yabous Maadar Qura al-Assad Yabous
Ein al-Fijeh Subdistrict	Ain al-Fijah Efra Deir Muqaran Deir Qanun al-Husseiniyah Kfeir al-Zayt