Shaqra, Daraa
Village in Syria
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Shaqra (Arabic: شقرا) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaqra had a population of 487 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christian, with a Sunni Muslim minority.[2]
Shaqra
شقرا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Shaqra Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′25″N 36°14′15″E | |
| Grid position | 266/257 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izraa |
| Subdistrict | Izraa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 487 |
| City Qrya Pcode | C6099 |
History
In 1596, Shaqra appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named Saqra; part of the nahiya of Bani Kilab in the Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 12 households and 7 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 40% on various agricultural products, including wheat (3600 akçe), barley (1800), summer crops (1800), goats and beehives (460), in addition to "occasional revenues" (500); a total of 8,160 akçe. 1/3 of the revenue went to a waqf.[3]
In 1838, it was noted as a Sunni Muslim village, situated "in the Luhf, west of the Lejah".[4]
Demographics
In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 2,300 believers.[5]
