Al-Dumayr

Dumeir, also Dumair, Damir and Dumayr (Arabic: الضمير‎) is a city located 40 kilometers north-east of Damascus, Syria.

Dumeir ضمير Dumayr
Temple of Zeus Hypsistos, Dumeir
Dumeir Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°38′31″N 36°41′34″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq
District	Douma
Subdistrict	al-Dumayr
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	24,223
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

Archaeology

An altar dedicated to the Semitic deity, Baalshamin in 94 CE, now in the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, indicates that a Nabatean religious building previously stood on the site.

There is a reference to a building in a lawsuit in 216, however in 245 CE, in the reign of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, the Roman Temple of Dumeir, located in the center of the old town, was dedicated to Zeus Hypsistos The shape is highly unusual, and construction may have commenced as a public fountain or staging post, but in its final form it is clearly a temple.

It was fortified in the Arab period, the arch on the rear wall being filled in with stones and defensive devices. The temple has been restored as the result of much research and reconstruction work.[1]

The Ghassanid phylarch (tribal king) al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith built a tower at Dumayr. A Greek inscription engraved by al-Mundhir credits himself for its construction and thanks God and St. Julian.[2] A monastery associated with the Ghassanids called Dayr al-Matirun, likely an Arabicized version of the Greek martyrion, existed about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) east of Dumayr.[3]

Facilities

A cemetery was built in 1960 for the French casualties of WWI and WWII in Al-Dumayr.[4] The Syrian Arab Air Force Al-Dumayr Military Airport is also located in Al-Dumayr.

References

Burns, Ross (2009). The Monuments of Syria (3rd ed.). I. B. Taurus. pp. 147–148.
Shahid 2002, pp. 131, 133, 206
Shahid 2002, pp. 189–190
"Le cimetière militaire de Dmeir, en Syrie". souvenirfrancais-issy.com (in French).

Bibliography

Shahid, Irfan (2002). Byzantium and the Arabs, Volume 2, Part 1. Washington, D. C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

External links

Syrian Tourism Encyclopedia, Temple of Dumeir

Rif Dimashq Governorate
Markaz Rif Dimashq District	Al-Kiswah al-Adiliyah Aqraba Arbin Ein Tarma Babbila al-Bahdaliyah Beit Sahem Beit Sawa Al-Buwaydah Deir Ali Deir al-Asafir Deir Khabiyah Hamouriyah Hawsh Sahiya Hizzah Al-Horjelah Hujayrah Hutaytet al-Turkman Jaramana Jisrin Jubb al-Safa Kafr Batna al-Khamisiyah Khan Dannun Khirbet al-Ward Khiyarat Dannun al-Malihah Muqaylibah al-Sabinah Sahba Saqba Sayyidah Zaynab Shabaa al-Taybah Yalda Zabdin Zakiyah Zamalka
Douma District	Douma al-Abadah Adra al-Ahmadiyah Dahiyat al-Assad Autaya Batihat al-Wafidin Beit Nayim al-Bahariyah al-Bitariyah al-Bilaliyah al-Damen Deir Salman al-Dumayr Ghasulah al-Ghizlaniyah Harasta Harasta al-Qantarah Harran al-Awamid Hawsh al-Dawahira Hawsh al-Farah Hawsh Nasri al-Haijaneh Hufayr al-Tahta al-Jarba Judaydat al-Khas Al-Kafrayn Madira Marj al-Sultan Maydaa Mesraba al-Nashabiyah Qarahta al-Qasimiyah al-Qisa Otaybah al-Rihan al-Sabe' Biyar Sakka al-Shafuniyah
Al-Qutayfah District	Al-Qutayfah Al-Atnah Ain al-Tinah Hala Jayroud Jubaadin Ma'loula al-Mansoura Muadamiyat al-Qalamoun al-Naseriyah ar-Ruhaybah al-Tawani
Al-Tall District	Al-Tall Akoubar Ayn Dara Badda al-Dreij al-Fayadiyah Hafeir al-Fouqa Halboun Hosh Arab al-Jarniyah Maaraba Maarat Saidnaya Maarounah al-Mahabah Manin al-Nour Rankous Sabnah Saidnaya Talfita
Yabroud District	Yabroud Assal al-Ward al-Jebbah Ras al-Ayn Ras al-Maara Rima al-Sarkha (Bakhah) Wadi an-Naaim
An-Nabek District	An-Nabek Deir Atiyah Flitah al-Humayra al-Jarajir Qaldoun al-Marah Qara al-Qastal al-Sahel
Al-Zabadani District	Al-Zabadani Ain Hawr Baqin Barheliya Bloudan Hosh Bajed Hurayra Kafr al-Awamid Madaya al-Rawdah (al-Batrounah) Serghaya Souq Wadi Barada
Qatana District	Qatana al-Aamrat Abou Qawouq al-Adnaniyah Ain al-Shaara Ambiya Arnah Artouz Beit Jinn Beit Saber Beitima al-Bejaa Beqaasem Darbal Deir Maker Denaji Dourin Drousha Hamrit Harfa Hinah Hosh al-Nufour al-Hubariyah Jdeidat Artouz Jisr al-Safra Kafr Hawr Kafr Qouq Kanaker Kawkab Khan al-Shih Kherbet al-Sawda Maas Maghar al-Mir Manshiyat Khan al-Shih al-Maqrousa Mazraat Beit Jinn al-Nufour Qalaat al-Jandal al-Qleiaah Rakhlah Ras al-Ayn Rasem al-Tahin Rima al-Sabboura Sa'sa' al-Shawkatliyah Yaafour
Darayya District	Darayya Ashrafiyat Sahnaya al-Hajar al-Aswad Muadamiyat al-Sham Sahnaya
Qudsaya District	Qudsaya Ashrafiyat al-Wadi Ain al-Fijah Basimah Dahiyat Qudsaya Deir Muqaran Deir Qanun al-Dimas Efra al-Hamah al-Husseiniyah Jamraya Jdeidat al-Wadi Jdeidat Yabous Kfeir Yabous Kfeir al-Zayt Maadar Mazraat Deir al-Ashayer Qura al-Assad Yabous

Cities and towns of Syria
Governorate centres	Aleppo Damascus Daraa Deir ez-Zor Hama al-Hasakah Homs Idlib Latakia Quneitra Raqqa Rif Dimashq as-Suwayda Tartus
District centres	Abu Kamal Afrin Arihah Atarib Ayn al-Arab Azaz al-Bab Baniyas Darayya Dayr Hafir Douma Duraykish Fiq al-Haffah Harem Izra' Jableh Jarabulus Jisr ash-Shugur Maarat al-Numaan al-Malikiyah Manbij Masyaf Mayadin Mhardeh al-Mukharram al-Foqani an-Nabk Palmyra Qamishli Qardaha Qatana Qudsaya al-Qusayr al-Qutayfah Ra's al-'Ayn al-Rastan as-Safira Safita Salamiyah Salkhad al-Sanamayn Shahba ash-Shaykh Badr al-Suqaylabiyah Talkalakh al-Tall Tell Abyad al-Thawrah Yabroud Zabadani
Sub-district centres	Abu Qilqil Abu al-Thuhur Akhtarin Amuda Arbeen Arima al-Ariqah al-Arishah Armanaz Arwad al-Asharah Assal al-Ward Awj Ayn al-Fijah Ayn Halaqim Ayn Issa Ayn al-Nasr Babbila Banan Barri Sharqi Beit Jinn Binnish Bir al-Helou Bosra Bulbul Busayrah Da'el al-Dana Darat Izza Darkush al-Darbasiyah Deir Atiyah al-Dimas al-Dumayr Furqlus Ghabaghib Ghandoura al-Ghariyah al-Ghizlaniyah al-Hader Hadidah al-Hajar al-Aswad al-Hajib Hajin al-Hamidiyah al-Hamraa Harasta Harbnafsah Harran al-Awamid al-Hirak Hish Hisyah al-Hawl Huraytan al-Huwash Ibbin Samaan Ihsim Jayrud al-Jalaa al-Janudiyah Jaramana al-Jarniyah Jasim al-Jawadiyah Jubb al-Jarrah Jubb Ramlah Jindires al-Jiza al-Qabu Kafr Batna Kafr Nabl Kafr Takharim Kafr Zita al-Karamah al-Kasrah Kessab al-Khafsah Khan Shaykhun Khasham Kirnaz Kuwayris Sharqi Khanaser Khirbet Ghazaleh Khirbet al-Tin Mahmoud al-Kiswah Ma'arrat Misrin Maabatli Maadan Ma'loula Madaya Mahin Malah al-Malihah al-Mansurah Mare' Markada Mashta al-Helu Maskanah al-Masmiyah al-Mazraa Muhambal Muhasan al-Musayfirah al-Mushannaf Muzayrib al-Nashabiyah al-Nasirah Nawa Nubl al-Qadmus al-Qahtaniyah Qalaat al-Madiq Qarah al-Qaryatayn al-Qurayya Qurqania Rajo Rankus Rasm Harmil al-Imam al-Rai al-Riqama al-Ruhaybah al-Saan Saasaa Sabburah al-Sabe' Biyar al-Sabkhah Sadad Sahnaya Saidnaya Salqin Saraqib Sarmin Sarrin Sawran Sebei al-Shaddadah al-Shajara Shaqqa Sharran Shathah Shaykh al-Hadid al-Shaykh Maskin Shayukh Tahtani Shin Sinjar Sirghaya Slinfah Suluk al-Surah al-Saghirah al-Suwar Suran al-Susah al-Sukhnah al-Tabni Talbiseh Taldou al-Tamanah Tasil Tell al-Daman Tell Hamis Tell Rifaat Tell Salhab Tell Tamer Tedef Thiban Uqayribat Urum al-Kubra Wadi al-Oyun al-Yaarubiyah al-Zirbah az-Ziyarah

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