Al-Junaynah, Suwayda
Al-Junaynah
الجنينة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Al-Junaynah | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′04″N 36°44′23″E / 32.90111°N 36.73972°E | |
| PAL | 313/257 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shaqqa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,580 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Junaynah (Arabic: الجنينة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Junaynah had a population of 2,580 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted that inhabitants of el-Juneineh in Jebel Hauran were predominantly Druse.[3]
Religious buildings
- Maqam Yahya/John (Druze Shrine)
See also
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Second appendix, B, p. 157