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Al-Ariqah
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Ariqah (), formerly known as Ahira, is a town in southern Syria with a population of about 3,798, according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in the 2004 census. It is located in the heart of the rocky volcanic plateau of Lajat. Administratively Ariqah is situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate. Ariqah is known for its volcanic cave which is located in a 10 meters deep hollow in the centre of the village. This cave is known as Ariqa Cave which extends from 2 to 3 kilometers in the old lava streams, it is the biggest known cave in southern Syria. Its inhabitants are
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Place details
- Locality
- العريقة
- Region
- محافظة السويداء
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ariqah
- Settlement.native_name
- عريقة
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Shrine_of_Ammar_bin_Yasser_in_Ariqah.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Shrine of Ammar bin Yasser in Ariqah
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.grid_position
- 288/255
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Suwayda
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Shahba
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ariqah
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Ariqa Subdistrict
- Elevation
- 800
- Capital of
- Ariqa Subdistrict
- Image
- Shrine of Ammar bin Yasser in Ariqah.jpg
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Ariqah (), formerly known as Ahira, is a town in southern Syria with a population of about 3,798, according to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in the 2004 census. It is located in the heart of the rocky volcanic plateau of Lajat. Administratively Ariqah is situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate. Ariqah is known for its volcanic cave which is located in a 10 meters deep hollow in the centre of the village. This cave is known as Ariqa Cave which extends from 2 to 3 kilometers in the old lava streams, it is the biggest known cave in southern Syria. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.
==History== Historically ‘Arīqah was considered the centre of the inaccessible Lajat, many houses from the Byzantine epoch were found in the town and they are still inhabited by locals, there is also an old ruined Byzantine monastery in the town known as "Deir Ariqa".
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