Al-Afinah
Al-Afinah
العفينة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Al-Afinah | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′00″N 36°35′14″E / 32.60000°N 36.58722°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Salkhad |
| Subdistrict | Qurayyah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Afinah (Arabic: العفينة) is a village situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Afinah had a population of 2,023 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
Religious buildings
- Maqam Sheikh Saleh (Druze Shrine)
See also
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.