Archaeological sites in Suwayda Governorate

Suwayda (), also spelled Sweida, is a city located in southern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is a Druze-majority city, with small Christian and Sunni Muslim Bedouin minorities.

Shahba ( / ALA-LC: Shahbā) is a city located south of Damascus in the Jabal al-Druze in Suwayda Governorate of Syria, but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea. Known in Late Antiquity as Philippopolis (in Arabia), the city was the seat of a Bishopric (see below), which remains a Latin titular see. The city had a population of 13,660 in the 2004 census. In Shahba, Druze make up the predominant population, while Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.

Salkhad () is a Syrian city in the Suwayda Governorate, southern Syria. It is the capital of Salkhad District, one of the governorate's three districts. It had a population of 9,155 inhabitants in the 2004 census. In Salkhad, Druze make up the predominant population, while Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.

Qanawat () is a village in Syria, located 7 km north-east of Suwayda in the Jabal al-Druze region. It stands at an elevation of about 1,200 m, near a river and surrounded by woods. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qanawat had a population of 8,324 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.

Imtan () is a village in Suwayda Governorate, southern Syria. Imtan is located 37 km south-east of the city of Suwayda, 1189 meters above sea level in the southern part of Jabal al-Druze. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Imtan had a population of 2,495 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority.

Shaqqa or Shakka () is a Syrian town in Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. The Druze migrated to the region from Mount Lebanon starting from the 18th century.

Al-Mushannaf ( also spelled Mushennef) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of Suwayda. Nearby localities include Tarba to the north, Shahba and Salkhad to the northwest, Qanawat to the west and al-Kafr to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mushannaf had a population of 2,581 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the al-Mushannaf nahiyah of the Suwayda District consisting of 14 villages with a combined population of 17,134. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

village in Syria

village in Syria

village in Syria

Dhibin (; also spelled Dhaybin or Thibin) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Salkhad District of the Suwayda Governorate. It is located south of Suwayda, near the southern border with Jordan. Nearby localities include Bakka to the north, Salkhad to the northeast, Umm ar-Rumman to the east, Samaj to the west and Samad to the northwest. In the 2004 census it had a population of 2,562. It is the administrative center of the Dhibin Nahiyah, which consisted of three villages with a collective population of 6,900 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni M

village in Syria

Lubayn (, also spelled Lubbein) is a village in the Suwayda Governorate in southwestern Syria. It is situated in the southern part of the Lejah plateau, northwest of the city of Suwayda. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Lubayn had a population of 1,730 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

village in Syria

village in Syria

village in Suwayda, Syria