The city is located on the western slope of Mount Qasioun, 7 km west of Damascus.

The vast majority of the cities inhabitants are Sunni with a minority of Circassians and Alawites.

[3] The government placed the town under siege again in July 2015, until a deal was reached in November 2015 for the rebels to be transferred to Idlib province.

[5][6] The agreement was completed on the following day, with rebels being allowed to leave along with their family members.

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