List of populated places in as-Suwayda Governorate

As-Suwayda Governorate is one of Syria's 14 governorates (provinces). It has an area of 5,550 km². Its capital and major town is As-Suwayda.

The governorate has a population of about 346,000 inhabitants (est. 2007).[1] The inhabitants of the governorate are predominantly Druze with Greek orthodox minority, there is also a small Muslim community.

Most of the inhabitants live in the western parts of the governorate, in Jabal al-Druze and Leja regions. Only nomadic Bedouin tribes live in the eastern parts, which constitute a barren rocky desert.

The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq): As-Suwayda District, Salkhad District and Shahba District. These are further divided into 9 sub-districts (nawahi).

There are 3 cities, 124 villages and 36 hamlets in the governorate.[1]

English name Arabic name District Population Elevation Location
Al-Ajailat العجيلات As-Suwayda District 1,500 32°45′48″N 36°46′50″E
Al-Kefr الكفر As-Suwayda District 1360 m 32°38′0″N 36°38′30″E
Ariqah عريقة Shahba District 3,000 800 m 32°53′10″N 36°28′50″E
As-Suwayda السويداء As-Suwayda District 63,324 1095 m 32°42′0″N 36°34′0″E
Dama داما Shahba District 725 m 32°57′10″N 36°25′50″E
Imtan امتان Salkhad District 2,600 1189 m 32°25′0″N 36°49′0″E
Qanawat قنوات As-Suwayda District 1200 m 32°45′20″N 36°37′0″E
Salkhad صلخد Salkhad District 15,000 1350 m 32°29′30″N 36°42′40″E
Shahba شهبا Shahba District 32°51′15″N 36°37′45″E
Shaqqa شقا Shahba District 8,000 1070 m 32°53′50″N 36°41′50″E
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Footnotes
  1. Statistics from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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