Ar-Raha
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Ar-Raha
الرحى | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ar-Raha Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′46″N 36°36′1″E / 32.67944°N 36.60028°E | |
| Grid position | 300/232 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Suwayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 5,711 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ar-Raha (Arabic: الرحى) is a village situated in the Suwayda District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ar-Raha had a population of 5,711 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.[2]
