Majadel, Suwayda
Majadel
مجادل | |
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Village | |
  Majadel Location within Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′56″N 36°32′59″E / 32.91556°N 36.54972°E | |
| PAL | 295/258 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shahba |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,832 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Majadel (Arabic: مجادل) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Majadel had a population of 1,832 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.[2]
History
[edit]In 1596, it appeared in Ottoman tax registers under the name of Majadil, located in the nahiya of Bani Miglad in the Qada Hawran. It was noted as being "Hali" (=empty) at the time, but taxes were still paid, a lump sum of 5,000 akçe.[3]
Religious buildings
[edit]- Maqam Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (Druze Shrine)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ↑ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
- ↑ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 218.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
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