Sumayd

Sumayd
صميد
Smeid
Village
Sumayd is located in Syria
Sumayd
Sumayd
Location within Syria
Coordinates: 32°56′46″N 36°30′54″E / 32.94611°N 36.51500°E / 32.94611; 36.51500
PAL292/261
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictShahba
SubdistrictAriqah
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total
853
Time zoneUTC+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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

History

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.

In 1838, it was noted as Sumeid, situated "in the Lejah, east of Dama". Its inhabitants were noted as Druze.

Religious buildings

See also

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
  3. ↑ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 217
  4. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 156

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