Al-Qasr, Suwayda
Al-Qasr
القصر | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Al-Qasr | |
| Coordinates: 33°00′30″N 36°44′20″E / 33.00833°N 36.73889°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shaqqa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 532 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Qasr (Arabic: القصر) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Qasr had a population of 532 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim Bedouins.
Bedouin villages near al-Qasr: Shinwan, al-Asfar, al-Muftara, as-Saqiyah, Banat Baeir, Siret Alya, Tall Ushayib, Rajm Dawlah, al-Ushayib, Haytalah, Abu Harat and Khirbet Umm Atayiq.
The Bedouin villages were formerly strongholds of the Islamic State in the Suwayda Governorate.
Religious buildings
- Mosque
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)