صلخد
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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.
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Place details
- Locality
- صلخد
- Region
- محافظة السويداء
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 9,155
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.official_name
- Salkhad
- Settlement.native_name
- صَلْخَد
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salkhad.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 200
- Settlement.image_caption
- Salkhad fortress
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Suwayda
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Salkhad
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Salkhad
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Salkhad Subdistrict
- Population
- 35000
- Elevation
- 1350
- Image
- Salkhad.jpg
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- Commons category
- Salkhad
- native label
- صلخد
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3 mapped locations