Al-Hayyat

Al-Hayyat () is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Hayyat had a population of 1,176 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

Archaeology A reused lintel found in the inner wall of a local barn bears an inscription recording the construction of a Tychaion (a shrine dedicated to Tyche, goddess of fortune).

See also Druze in Syria

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