As-Suwayda Govrenorate

As-Suwayda Govrenorate () 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 
The govrenorate haes a population o aboot 346,000 inhabitants (est. 2007).Statistics from http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm 
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 

The govrenorate is dividit intae 3 destricts (manatiq):
 As-Suwayda
 Salkhad
 Shahba

These are further dividit intae 9 sub-destricts (nawahi).

 Ceeties, touns an veelages 

The govrenorate contains 3 ceeties, 124 veelages, an 36 hamlets.
 Ceeties 
 As-Suwayda
 Salkhad
 Shahba
 Veelages 
 Qanawat
 Al-Kefr
 Ariqah
 Dama
 Lahetha
 Murduk
 AL-GARIAH

 References 


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