As-Suwayda Govrenorate
| As-Suwayda Govrenorate مُحافظة السويداء |
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| Coordinates (As-Suwayda): 32°48′N 36°48′E / 32.8°N 36.8°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Caipital | As-Suwayda |
| Manatiq (Destricts) | 3 |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 5,550 km2 (2,142.9 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2010) | |
| - Tot | 417,000 |
| - Densitie | 75.1/km2 (194.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| ISO 3166 code | SY-SU |
| Main language(s) | Arabic |
As-Suwayda Govrenorate (Arabic: محافظة السويداء) is the soothmaist o Sirie's 14 govrenorates. It haes an aurie o 5,550 km². Its caipital an major ceety is As-Suwayda.
Geographically the govrenorate comprises amaist aw o Jabal al-Druze, the eastren pairt o Lejah, an a pairt o the arid eastren steppe o Harrat Ash Shamah.
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Demographics an population [edit]
The govrenorate haes a population o aboot 346,000 inhabitants (est. 2007).[1] The inhabitants o the govrenorate are predominantly Druze wi a sizable Greek orthodox minority, there is an' a' a sma Muslim community.
Maist o the indwallers live in the wastren pairts o the govrenorate, especially on the wastren slopes o Jabal ad-Duruz. While anerlie nomadic Bedouin tribes live in the barren region o Harrat Ash Shamah.
Diveesions [edit]
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The govrenorate is dividit intae 3 destricts (manatiq):
These are further dividit intae 9 sub-destricts (nawahi).
Ceeties, touns an veelages [edit]
- Main airticle: Leet o ceeties, touns an veelages in As-Suwayda Govrenorate
The govrenorate contains 3 ceeties, 124 veelages, an 36 hamlets.[1]
Ceeties [edit]
Veelages [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Statistics from http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm
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