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Al-Fuqiaa (Arabic: الفقيع) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Fuqiaa had a population of 1,047 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

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Al-Fuqiaa
الفقيع
Village
Al-Fuqiaa is located in Syria
Al-Fuqiaa
Al-Fuqiaa
Location within Syria
Coordinates: 32°56′42″N 36°10′09″E
PAL259/261
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzraa
SubdistrictShaykh Miskin
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
1,047
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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History

Civil War

Two children were killed in al-Fuqiaa village in 2022, by an explosive device reportedly left behind by armed groups, according to SANA.[2]

Religious buildings

  • Uthman ibn Affan Mosque

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