Deir Dama
Deir Dama
دير داما، دير المياس Deir al-Mayyas | |
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Village | |
Deir Dama | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′14″N 36°27′14″E / 32.97056°N 36.45389°E | |
| PAL | 286/265 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Ariqah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Deir Dama (Arabic: دير داما, also known as Deir al-Mayyas) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Dama had a population of 537 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as 'Deir Dama the outer', a ruin located in the Lejah, south of Dama'.[3]
In 2014, local Bedouin aligned with the al-Nusra front took over the settlement, killing six residents and kidnapping seven others, while the rest were displaced.[4] After the end of the Syrian Civil War, about 25 people returned to the village but they were likely displaced again during the Southern Syria clashes since the village was again deserted in August 2025.[5] The village is currently under control of the Syrian government.[6]
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. 156
- ^ "Deir Dama Village in Suweida: Why Won't Residents Return?". HLP Syria Report. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ "Syrian Arab Republic Displacement Data [IOM DTM]". data.humdata.org. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
- ^ "Map of Syrian Civil War". Syria Live Map. Retrieved 1 March 2026.