Sumayd
Sumayd
صميد Smeid | |
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Village | |
  Sumayd | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′46″N 36°30′54″E / 32.94611°N 36.51500°E | |
| PAL | 292/261 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Ariqah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 853 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sumayd (Arabic: صميد) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sumayd had a population of 853 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
[edit]In 1596, it appeared in Ottoman tax registers under the name of Samad al-Harir, located in the nahiya of Bani Miglad in the Qada Hawran. It was noted as Hali (empty), but taxes were paid for use of the land, a lump sum of 3,350 akçe.[3]
In 1838, it was noted as Sumeid, situated "in the Lejah, east of Dama". Its inhabitants were noted as Druze.[4]
Religious buildings
[edit]- Maqam al-Khidr (Druze Shrine)
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.
- ^ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 217
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 156
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
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