Khirbet al-Sawda, Rif Dimashq
Village in Rif Dimashq, Syria
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Khirbet al-Sawda (Arabic: خربة السودا) is a Syrian village in the Beit Jinn sub-district of Qatana District, in the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khirbet al-Sawda had a population of 124 at the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community.[2]
Khirbet al-Sawda
خربة السودا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Khirbet al-Sawda Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°23′20″N 35°55′38″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Qatana |
| Subdistrict | Beit Jinn |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 124 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century.[3]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Khirbet al-Sawda's population as Druze and Antiochian Greek Christians.[4]
