Until the 1960s, the area of Tadamon was largely covered by orchards. However, the area began to be populated by Syrians who had fled the
Golan Heights after
Israel occupied that region in the 1967
Six Day War. The area also saw an influx of Syrians moving in from the countryside of
Damascus. Most of the people who moved to Tadamon built their homes without government permits and the area has since developed as an informal neighborhood where roughly 90% of homes lack formally registered property deeds. During the
Syrian Civil War, in 2012, most of Tadamon was overrun by rebels fighting under the banner of the
Free Syrian Army (FSA). In 2013, the area was the site of the
Tadamon massacre, where 280+ people were executed by
Syrian Military Intelligence personnel. In 2015, the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), took over part of the district from the FSA. Government forces reasserted complete control of Tadamon in a military offensive in 2018. ==Population==