Dhakir, Suwayda
Dhakir
ذكير Zakir, Thakir | |
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Village | |
Dhakir | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′44″N 36°32′59″E / 33.04556°N 36.54972°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Sawra as-Saghira |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 519 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dhakir (Arabic: ذكير) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Dhakir had a population of 519 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
Religious buildings
- Maqam Shayth/Seth (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.