Suwayda Governorate is one of Syria's 14 governorates (provinces). It has an area of 5,550 km2. Its capital and major town is Suwayda.
The governorate has a population of about 346,000 inhabitants (est. 2007).Statistics from The inhabitants are predominantly Druze with Greek Orthodox minority, there is also a small Muslim community.
Most of the inhabitants live in the western parts of the governorate, in Jabal al-Druze and Leja regions. Only nomadic Bedouin tribes live in the eastern parts, which constitute a barren rocky desert.
The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq): Suwayda District, Salkhad District and Shahba District. These are further divided into 9 sub-districts (nawahi).
There are 3 cities, 124 villages and 36 hamlets in the governorate.
+English nameArabic nameDistrictPopulationElevationLocationAl-AjailatالعجيلاتSuwayda District1,500Al-KafrالكفرSuwayda District1360 mAl-AriqahعريقةShahba District3,000800 mSuwaydaالسويداءSuwayda District73,6411095 mDamaداماShahba District725 mImtanامتانSalkhad District2,6001189 mQanawatقنواتSuwayda District1200 mSalkhadصلخدSalkhad District15,0001350 mShahbaشهباShahba DistrictShaqqaشقاShahba District8,0001070 m
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