Hout, Suwayda
Hout
حوط | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Hout | |
| Coordinates: 32°29′23″N 36°36′31″E / 32.48972°N 36.60861°E | |
| Grid position | 301/211 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Salkhad |
| Subdistrict | Qurayya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 873 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hout (Arabic: حوط, also spelled Hut) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located south of Suwayda. Nearby localities include Umm ar-Rumman to the south, Samad to the southwest, Bosra to the west, Nimrah and al-Qurayya to the north and Salkhad to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hout had a population of 873 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
In 1596, Hout appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Huta, and was part of the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Malik as-Sadir in the Qada Hauran. It had an all Muslim population consisting of 5 households and 2 bachelors. The residents paid a fixed tax rate of 20% on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, as well as on "occasional revenues" and for a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,180 akçe.[3]
A survey conducted by Edward Robinson and Eli Smith in 1838 described Hout in a state of ruin, and situated in the Nukrah, east of Busrah. The Nukrah refers to the southern part of the Hauran plain.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. 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.
- ^ Hütteroth, Wolf Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlangen, Germany: Fränkische Geographische Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, pp. 112, 154
Bibliography
- Hütteroth, W.-D.; Abdulfattah, K. (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
External links
- Map of the town, Google Maps