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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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Al-Mushannaf
Settlement.native_name
المشنف
Settlement.image_caption
The Roman temple in al-Mushannaf
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Suwayda
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Suwayda
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Mushannaf
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2004 census
Settlement.population_total
2,581
Settlement.timezone
EET

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Wikidata facts

Country
Syria
Population
2454
Elevation
1400
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Al-Mushannaf
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Roman-period temple
  • Religious buildings
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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.

==History== Al-Mushannaf (ancient Nela or Nelkomia) was a part of the province of Syria under the Roman Empire on the borders with the province of Arabia Petraea.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Mushannaf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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