Al-Ushayib
Village in Suwayda, Syria
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Al-Ushayib (Arabic: الاشهيب) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Ushayib had a population of 1,262 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim Bedouins.[2]
Al-Ushayib
اشهيب الشمالي Ushayib ash-Shamali | |
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Village | |
  Al-Ushayib | |
| Coordinates: 33°04′54″N 36°40′36″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Sawra as-Saghira |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Bedouin villages near al-Ushayib: Shinwan, al-Asfar, al-Muftara, as-Saqiyah, Banat Baeir, Siret Alya, Tall Ushayib, Rajm Dawlah, al-Qasr, Haytalah, Abu Harat and Khirbet Umm Atayiq.
The Bedouin villages were formerly strongholds of the Islamic State in the Suwayda Governorate.[citation needed]