Samma, Suwayda
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Samma
صما، صما الهنيدات Samma al-Hneidat | |
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Village | |
  Samma | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′06″N 36°24′59″E / 32.76833°N 36.41639°E | |
| PAL | 283/242 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Mazraa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 213 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Samma (Arabic: صما, also known as Samma al-Hneidat (Arabic: صما الهنيدات) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Samma had a population of 213 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians, while Druze and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.[2]
According to statistics from 1927, Samma had a population consisting of 370 Christians, 66 Sunni Muslims, and 21 Druze.[3]
In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 1,000 believers.[4]
