As-Suwayda Govrenorate
As-Suwayda Govrenorate مُحافظة السويداء | |
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 Map o Sirie wi As-Suwayda heichlichtit | |
| Coordinates (As-Suwayda): 32°48′N 36°48′E / 32.8°N 36.8°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Caipital | As-Suwayda |
| Manatiq (Destricts) | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5550 km2 (2,140 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 417,000 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| 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.
Demographics an population
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]The govrenorate is dividit intae 3 destricts (manatiq):
These are further dividit intae 9 sub-destricts (nawahi).
Ceeties, touns an veelages
[eedit | eedit soorce]The govrenorate contains 3 ceeties, 124 veelages, an 36 hamlets.[1]
Ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Veelages
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b Statistics from http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
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