As-Suwayda Governorate
As- Suwayda (Arabic السويداء, DMG as- Suwayda ʾ ) is one of 14 Syrian Gouvernemente. It has an area of 5550 km ² and is located in the southwest of the country on the border with Jordan. The capital is as- Suwayda.
Its population is approximately 304,000 people (as of 2002). The inhabitants are composed of Druze and Greek Orthodox. The Sunni Muslims constitute a minority
Main cities are the same main towns of the districts and Qanawat, Schaqqa, al - Kafer and al - Quraiya.
Districts
The districts of the province are:
- As- Suwayda
- Schahba
- Salkhad
Aleppo | Dara | Deir ez- Zor | Hama | al -Hasakah | Homs | Idlib | Latakia | Madinat Dimaschq | Quneitra | ar - Raqqa | Rif Dimaschq | as- Suwayda | Tartus
32.7636.83Koordinaten: 32 ° 46 'N, 36 ° 50'
- Governorate in Syria
- As- Suwayda Governorate