Suwayda
Sign in to saveSuwayda (), 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.
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Suwayda is a city in southern Syria near the Jordanian border, primarily inhabited by Druze people with smaller populations of Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins. It matters as a significant center of Druze culture and population in Syria, a religious and ethnic group with a distinct identity in the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- السويداء
- Region
- محافظة السويداء
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 59,052
- Timezone
Article
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- History
- Ancient and Medieval eras
- Ottoman era
- Civil War (2011–present)
- 2018 Suwayda attacks
- Protests
- Southern Syria offensive
- 2025 clashes
- Geography
- Climate
- Neighbourhoods
- Demographics
- Religious buildings
- Archaeology
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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.
It is the capital of the Sweida Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, bordering Jordan in the South, Daraa Governorate in the West and Rif Dimashq Governorate in the north and east.