Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah

Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah
الرضيمة الشرقيّة
Ar-Rudaymah
Village
Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah
Coordinates: 32°53′48″N 36°46′13″E / 32.89667°N 36.77028°E / 32.89667; 36.77028
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictShahba
SubdistrictShaqqa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
1,290
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah (Arabic: الرضيمة الشرقيّة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah had a population of 1,290 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority.

Demographics

In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 300 believers.[2]

Religious buildings

  • Saints Cosmas and Damian Melkite Greek Catholic Church[3][4]
  • Maqam Shuaib (Druze Shrine)

See also

References