Eastern Ghouta
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Eastern Ghouta is a suburban agricultural region on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, that became a major opposition stronghold and site of intense siege and bombardment during the Syrian civil war.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghouta | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural area
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| chemicalWeaponsUsedIn | 2013 Ghouta chemical attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| endOfSiege | 2018 ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Ain Tarma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al Marj NERFINISHED ⓘ Al Nashabiyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Arbin NERFINISHED ⓘ Beit Sawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Douma NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamouriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Harasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hazzeh NERFINISHED ⓘ Jisreen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jobar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kafr Batna NERFINISHED ⓘ Madyara NERFINISHED ⓘ Misraba NERFINISHED ⓘ Otaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Saqba NERFINISHED ⓘ Zamalka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rif Dimashq Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
2013 Ghouta chemical attack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2018 Eastern Ghouta offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Damascus metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorAllegedIn | Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationAffectedBy |
forced displacement
ⓘ
malnutrition during siege ⓘ medical shortages ⓘ |
| preWarCharacterizedBy |
intensive agriculture
ⓘ
irrigated farmland ⓘ orchards ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| reportedAgentInAttack | sarin ⓘ |
| startOfSiege | 2013 ⓘ |
| wasBesiegedBy |
Russian-backed forces
ⓘ
Syrian government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-government militias ⓘ |
| wasControlledBy |
Ahrar al-Sham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaish al-Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian opposition forces NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Rahman Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOppositionStrongholdDuring | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSubjectTo |
airstrikes
ⓘ
artillery shelling ⓘ intense bombardment ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghouta