Dhakir, Suwayda

Dhakir
ذكير
Zakir, Thakir
Village
Dhakir
Coordinates: 33°02′44″N 36°32′59″E / 33.04556°N 36.54972°E / 33.04556; 36.54972
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictShahba
SubdistrictSawra as-Saghira
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
519
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.