Qiratah, Daraa
Qiratah
قيراطة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Qiratah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′48″N 36°16′03″E / 32.94667°N 36.26750°E | |
| PAL | 269/261 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izraa |
| Subdistrict | Izraa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 682 |
Qiratah (Arabic: قيراطة) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qiratah had a population of 682 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
History
In 1838, Kiratah was noted as being situated "in the Luhf, west of the Lejah", and having Druze inhabitants.[2]
Religious buildings
- Mosque
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 155