Lahithah
لاهثة Lahetha | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°59′35″N 36°35′00″E / 32.99306°N 36.58333°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Suwayda |
District | Shahba |
Subdistrict | Sawra as-Saghira |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,225 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lahithah (Arabic: لاهثة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Lahithah had a population of 2,225 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
History
[edit]In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, el-Metuny, situated "in the Luhf, east of the Lejah, i.e. in Wady el-Liwa".[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. 155