In the early 20th century, an estimated three-quarters of the Ghuta's lands were owned by small and middle-sized planters, known as zurra, a rare occurrence among the agricultural regions of the Levant at that time.
During the early 1900s, approximately three-quarters of the Ghuta's territory was controlled by small and medium-scale farmers called zurra, an uncommon phenomenon compared to other agricultural areas in the Levant during that era.