Darbal (, also spelled Durbul or Dirbul) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Darbal had a population of 2,049 at the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
History In 1838, Eli Smith noted Darbal's population as predominantly Sunni Muslim.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
The village was captured by Syrian rebels early in the Syrian Civil War, but by 11 November 2013 it had been retaken by regime forces.
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