Tisiyah
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Tisiyah
طيسيا | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Tisiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′52″N 36°27′14″E / 32.4143921°N 36.4540203°E, | |
| PAL | 287/202 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Bosra |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 26 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Tisiyah or Tisiya (طيسيا) is a village in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa Governorate, in the Hauran. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Tisiyah had a population of 26 in the 2004 census.[1]
Demographics
The inhabitants of the village are predominantly Christian Arabs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The main families of the village are the Dahdal, Al-Eid, Al-Hanat, Al-Awabdeh, Al-Hana, Al-Jawabrh and Ouais. Most of the villagers emigrated during the 20th century and their descendants live mainly in Damascus, Daraa and Aleppo in Syria, and in Amman in Jordan. In 2010 the population of the village was around 500 people.[4]
