Deir Dama
Deir Dama
دير داما، دير المياس Deir al-Mayyas | |
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Village | |
Deir Dama | |
| Coordinates: 32°58′14″N 36°27′14″E / 32.97056°N 36.45389°E | |
| PAL | 286/265 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Ariqah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Deir Dama (Arabic: دير داما, also known as Deir al-Mayyas) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Dama had a population of 537 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as 'Deir Dama the outer', a ruin located in the Lejah, south of Dama'.[3]
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, 2nd appendix, p. 156