Mafaalah
Village in Suwayda, Syria
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Mafaalah (Arabic: مفعلة, also spelled Mafaala) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda District of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the 2004 census, it had a population of 4,168.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted that the inhabitants of Mef'aleh in Jebel Hauran were predominantly Druse.[3]
Religious buildings
- Maqam al-Masih (Druze Shrine)
- Maqam on Tal Hamra