Shaqqa

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.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Shaqqa
Settlement.native_name: شَقَّا
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Al-Qaysariye_Panorama.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Al-Qaysariye residential palace in Shaqqa
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_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: Shaqqa
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Control

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Location and architectural remains
Bishopric
Ottoman era
Demographics
Religious buildings
See also
References
Bibliography
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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.

In ancient times it was known as Saccaea (transliterated also as Sakkaia). In AD 287, it was given the rank of a city and the name Maximianopolis. Since it was situated in the Roman province of Arabia, it is distinguished from other cities by being called Maximianopolis in Arabia. The town had a population of 5,116 in the 2004 census. The town's inhabitants are predominantly Druze, while Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.

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