Busan, Suwayda

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Country Syria
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Busan
بوسان
Bosan, Bosana
Village
Busan is located in Syria
Busan
Busan
Coordinates: 32°41′15″N 36°47′24″E / 32.68750°N 36.79000°E / 32.68750; 36.79000
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictSuwayda
SubdistrictMushannaf
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
1,332
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Busan (Arabic: بوسان) is a village situated in the Suwayda District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Busan had a population of 1,332 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

There are Roman monuments in the village, such as the Temple of Busan.

In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, Jedeiya, situated "in the Lejah, south of Dama".[3]

Religious buildings

  • Maqam Prophet Ayyub/Job (Druze Shrine)

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