Jidiya
Jidiya
جديا | |
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Village | |
  Jidiya | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′52″N 36°32′00″E / 32.86444°N 36.53333°E | |
| Grid position | 293/252 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Mazraa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 150 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Jidiya (Arabic: جديا), is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jidiya had a population of 150 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
[edit]In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, Jedeiya, situated "in the Lejah, south of Dama".[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 156
Bibliography
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