Al-Suwaydah, Masyaf

Al-Suwaydah
السويدة
Soweida, Sweideh
Village
Al-Suwaydah

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°1′20″N 36°22′21″E / 35.02222°N 36.37250°E / 35.02222; 36.37250Coordinates: 35°1′20″N 36°22′21″E / 35.02222°N 36.37250°E / 35.02222; 36.37250
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Masyaf District
Subdistrict Masyaf Nahiyah
Population (2004)
  Total 2,703
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
City Qrya Pcode C3341

Al-Suwaydah (Arabic: السويدة, also spelled Soweideh or Sweideh) is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Suwaydah had a population of 2,703 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Al-Amir, Muna (2015-02-08), "Syrian Regime Recruiting Minors", Rozana, retrieved 2015-05-27
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