Attil, Suwayda
Village in Suwayda, Syria
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Attil (Arabic: عتÙÙ, also spelled Atil) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda District of the al-Suwayda Governorate. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 4,193.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.[2][3]
Attil
عتÙÙ Atil, Ateel, Ê»Atil | |
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Village | |
Roman temple | |
  Attil | |
| Coordinates: 32°45â²26â³N 36°34â²36â³E | |
| Grid position | 298/241 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Suwayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
⢠Total | 4,193 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| ⢠Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
In 1596 it appeared as Atil in the Ottoman tax registers, part of the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Nasiyya of the Hauran Sanjak. It had a population of 25 households, and 5 bachelors; all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 20% on various agricultural products, such as wheat (3750 a.), barley (1350 a.), summer crops (2500 a.), goats and/or beehives (160 a.), in addition to "occasional revenues" (150 a.); a total of 7,910 akçe. A quarter of the revenue went to a waqf.[4]
In 1838 Eli Smith noted 'Atil as being located in Jebel Hauran, and inhabited by Druze.[5]
Archaeology
Religious buildings
- Maqam Al-Sheikh Gharib (Druze Shrine)