As-Suwayda Governorate


Governorate in Syria
























Al-Suwayda Governorate
مُحافظة السويداء

Governorate

Map of Syria with al-Suwayda Governorate highlighted
Map of Syria with al-Suwayda Governorate highlighted

Coordinates (Al-Suwayda): 32°48′N 36°48′E / 32.8°N 36.8°E / 32.8; 36.8Coordinates: 32°48′N 36°48′E / 32.8°N 36.8°E / 32.8; 36.8
Country
 Syria
Capital
Al-Suwayda
Manatiq (Districts)
3
Government
 • Governor
Amer Ibrahim Ashi
Area
 • Total
5,550 km2 (2,140 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total
770,000
 • Density
140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code
SY-SU
Main language(s)
Arabic

Al-Suwayda Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة السويداء‎ / ALA-LC: Muḥāfaẓat as-Suwaydā’) is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is the southernmost governorate and has an area of 5,550 km² and forms part of the historic Hawran region. Its capital and major city is al-Suwayda. A large majority of the population are Druze.


Geographically the governorate comprises almost all of Jabal al-Druze, the eastern part of Lejah, and a part of the arid eastern steppe of Harrat al-Shamah.




Contents





  • 1 Demographics and population


  • 2 Divisions


  • 3 Cities, towns and villages

    • 3.1 Cities


    • 3.2 Villages



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




Demographics and population


The governorate has a population of about 770,000 inhabitants (est. 2011).[1]
It is the only governorate in Syria that has a Druze majority.[2] There is also a sizable Eastern Orthodox minority, and a small Muslim refugee community from mainly Daraa Governorate as well as other parts of Syria.[3]


In the 1980s Druze made up 87.6% of the population, Christians (mostly Greek Orthodox) 11% and Sunni Muslims 2%.[4]


Most of the inhabitants live in the western parts of the governorate, especially on the western slopes of Jabal ad-Duruz. Only nomadic Bedouin tribes live in the barren region of Harrat al-Shamah.



Divisions





Suwayda's City aerial view October 2011


The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq):


  • Shahba'

  • Al-Suwayda

  • Salkhad

These are further divided into 12 sub-districts (nawahi).



Cities, towns and villages


Main article: List of populated places in al-Suwayda Governorate

The governorate contains 3 cities, 124 villages, and 36 hamlets.[1]



Cities


  • Shahba

  • Al-Suwayda

  • Salkhad


Villages


  • Al-Qurayya

  • Al-Ajailat

  • Al-Ghariyah

  • Al-Kefr

  • Ariqah

  • Braiki

  • Dair Allaban

  • Dama

  • Hobran

  • Kafr Alluhuf

  • Lahetha

  • Murduk

  • Qanawat

  • Rimet Alluhuf


See also


  • Druze in Syria


References




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  2. ^ Country Data Page on Syria


  3. ^ Shahba provides refuge for displaced Syrians. 28 September 2012.


  4. ^ Pipes, Daniel (1990). Greater Syria: The History of an Ambition. Oxford University Press. p. 151.












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