Zamalka

Zamalka (Arabic: زملكا) is a town of Damascus in Syria, located 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) east-northeast of Old Damascus. It is administratively a part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Nearby localities include Jobar and Qaboun to west and northwest, Harasta and Arbin to north and northeast, Hamouriyah and Saqba to east, Kafr Batna to southeast, Ein Tarma to the south and Al-Maamouniye to southwest. The Aleppo-Damascus Highway is the districts boundary in the west, separating Zamalka from the Jobar municipality of Damascus.

Zamalka
زملكا
Village
Zamalka in 2018.
Zamalka
Coordinates: 33°31′31″N 36°21′10″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictMarkaz Rif Dimashq
NahiyahArbin
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total44,661
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Zamalka had a population of 44,661 in the 2004 census.

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