Umm Haratayn, Suwayda
Umm Haratayn
أم حارتين Umm Hartein | |
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Village | |
Umm Haratayn | |
| Coordinates: 33°4′48″N 36°31′26″E / 33.08000°N 36.52389°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Sawra as-Saghira |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 574 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Umm Haratayn (Arabic: أم حارتين, also spelled Umm Hartein) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located north of Suwayda. Nearby localities include al-Hirak, Khirbet Ghazaleh and Da'el to the west and Umm Walad and Bosra to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Umm Haratayn had a population of 574 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
Modern-day Umm Haratayn was established by Druze migrants led by the Halabi family between 1867 and 1883.[3] The village is the birthplace of Arab singer Samira Tewfik.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "General Census of Population 2004". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
- ^ Firro, 1992, p. 175
- ^ Swedenburg, Ted (2014-02-03). "Samira Tawfiq Sings to Jordan's Red Kufiya". Hawgblawg.
Bibliography
- Firro, Kais (1992). A History of the Druzes. Vol. 1. BRILL. ISBN 9004094377.
External links
- Map of town, Google Maps