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As Suwayda Governorate

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Al-Suwayda Governorate is the southernmost of Syria's 14 governorates. It has an area of 5,550 km² and forms part of the historic Hawran region. Its capital and major city is al-Suwayda. A large majority of the population are Druze.Geographically the governorate comprises almost all of Jabal al-Druze, the eastern part of Lejah, and a part of the arid eastern steppe of Harrat al-Shamah.Demographics and populationThe governorate has a population of about 770,000 inhabitants . It is the only governorate in Syria that has a Druze majority. There is also a sizable Eastern Orthodox minority, and a small Muslim refugee community from mainly Daraa Governorate as well as other parts of Syria.In the 1980s Druze made up 87.6% of the population, Christians 11% and Sunni Muslims 2%.Most of the inhabitants live in the western parts of the governorate, especially on the western slopes of Jabal ad-Duruz. Only nomadic Bedouin tribes live in the barren region of Harrat al-Shamah.DivisionsThe governorate is divided into 3 districts.

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Shahba City

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Temple of the Sun God

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