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Al-Junaynah, Suwayda

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Al-Junaynah (Arabic: الجنينة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Junaynah had a population of 2,580 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

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Al-Junaynah
الجنينة
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Al-Junaynah is located in Syria
Al-Junaynah
Al-Junaynah
Location within Syria
Coordinates: 32°54′04″N 36°44′23″E
PAL313/257
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictShahba
SubdistrictShaqqa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
2,580
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted that inhabitants of el-Juneineh in Jebel Hauran were predominantly Druse.[3]

Religious buildings

  • Maqam Yahya/John (Druze Shrine)

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