Anz, Suwayda
Village in Suwayda, Syria
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Anz (Arabic: عÙز; also spelled Anez) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Salkhad District of the Suwayda Governorate. In the 2004 census it had a population of 1,102.[1] Its inhabitants are Druze, Christians and Sunni Muslims.[2]
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عÙز Anez | |
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Village | |
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  Anz Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°24â²17â³N 36°41â²11â³E | |
| Grid position | 308/202 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Salkhad |
| Subdistrict | Ghariyah |
| Population (2004) | |
⢠Total | 1,102 |
History
In 1596, it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers Anaz, as part of the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Malik as-Sadir, in the Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 15 households and 12 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat (5100 a.), barley (1800 a.), summer crops (1200 a.), goats and beehives (100 a.); the taxes totaled 8,000 akçe.[3]
in 1838, Eli Smith noted the place was in ruined, and that it was located east of Salkhad.[4]
Demographics
According to statistics from 1927, Anz had a population consisting of 327 Christians, 227 Druze, and 204 Sunni Muslims.[5]
In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 200 believers.[6]