List of populated places in Sweida Governorate
Suwayda Governorate is one of Syria's 14 governorates (provinces). It has an area of 5,550 km2. Its capital and major town is Suwayda.
The governorate has a population of about 346,000 inhabitants (est. 2007).[1] The inhabitants 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): 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 | Suwayda District | 1,500 | 32°45′48″N 36°46′50″E / 32.76333°N 36.78056°E | |
| Al-Kafr | الكفر | Suwayda District | 1360 m | 32°38′0″N 36°38′30″E / 32.63333°N 36.64167°E | |
| Al-Ariqah | عريقة | Shahba District | 3,000 | 800 m | 32°53′10″N 36°28′50″E / 32.88611°N 36.48056°E |
| Suwayda | السويداء | Suwayda District | 73,641 | 1095 m | 32°42′0″N 36°34′0″E / 32.70000°N 36.56667°E |
| Dama | داما | Shahba District | 725 m | 32°57′10″N 36°25′50″E / 32.95278°N 36.43056°E | |
| Imtan | امتان | Salkhad District | 2,600 | 1189 m | 32°25′0″N 36°49′0″E / 32.41667°N 36.81667°E |
| Qanawat | قنوات | Suwayda District | 1200 m | 32°45′20″N 36°37′0″E / 32.75556°N 36.61667°E | |
| Salkhad | صلخد | Salkhad District | 15,000 | 1350 m | 32°29′30″N 36°42′40″E / 32.49167°N 36.71111°E |
| Shahba | شهبا | Shahba District | 32°51′15″N 36°37′45″E / 32.85417°N 36.62917°E | ||
| Shaqqa | شقا | Shahba District | 8,000 | 1070 m | 32°53′50″N 36°41′50″E / 32.89722°N 36.69722°E |
Footnotes
- ^ a b Statistics from "المكتب المركزي للاحصاء". Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2007-04-05.