Mafaalah
Mafaalah
مفعلة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Mafaalah | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′18″N 36°38′41″E / 32.77167°N 36.64472°E | |
| Grid position | 304/242 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Suwayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 4,168 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mafaalah (Arabic: مفعلة, also spelled Mafaala) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda District of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the 2004 census, it had a population of 4,168.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted that the inhabitants of Mef'aleh in Jebel Hauran were predominantly Druse.[3]
Religious buildings
- Maqam al-Masih (Druze Shrine)
- Maqam on Tal Hamra
See also
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p. 157