Al-Thaalah
Village in Syria
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Al-Thaalah (Arabic: الثعلة, also spelled Al-Tha'lah or Ath-Thaalah), is a Syrian village located in the Suwayda District of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Thaalah had a population of 4,569 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2][3]
Al-Thaalah
الثعلة Al-Tha'lah, Al-Thaala, Ath-Thaalah | |
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Village | |
  Al-Thaalah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°42′42″N 36°26′57″E | |
| Grid position | 285/235 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Suwayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 4,569 |
| City Qrya Pcode | C6140 |
History
In 1596, Al-Thaalah appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Ta'la; part of the nahiya of Bani Nasiyya in the Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 30 households and 12 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat (10500 akçe), barley (2250), summer crops (1500), goats and beehives (500), in addition to "occasional revenues"(250); a total of 15,000 akçe.[4]
In 1838, it was noted as a Sunni Muslim village, situated "the Nukra, east of Al-Shaykh Maskin".[5] By the end of the nineteenth century, its population had become predominantly Druze.[6]
During the Bedouin–Druze clashes in 2025, Al-Thaalah remained under caretaker government control as one of 34 western villages held by Damascus forces and Bedouin allies.[7]
Religious buildings
- Maqam al-Khidr (Druze Shrine)
- Maqam Abel (Druze Shrine)
Notable people
- Faisal al-Qassem, TV host
