As-Suwaymrah
As-Suwaymrah
السويمرة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
As-Suwaymrah | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′48″N 36°35′58″E / 32.93000°N 36.59944°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shahba |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 352 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
As-Suwaymrah (Arabic: السويمرة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), As-Suwaymrah had a population of 352 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1838, es-Suweimirah was noted as a ruin, situated "in the Luhf, east of the Lejah, i.e. in Wady el-Liwa".[3]
Religious buildings
- Maqam Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Wahb Al-Qurashi (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.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 155