Majadel, Suwayda
Majadel
مجادل | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Majadel | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′56″N 36°32′59″E / 32.91556°N 36.54972°E | |
| PAL | 295/258 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shahba |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,832 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Majadel (Arabic: مجادل) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Majadel had a population of 1,832 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.[2]
History
In 1596, it appeared in Ottoman tax registers under the name of Majadil, located in the nahiya of Bani Miglad in the Qada Hawran. It was noted as being "Hali" (=empty) at the time, but taxes were still paid, a lump sum of 5,000 akçe.[3]
Religious buildings
- Maqam Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (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.
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 218.
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.