Al-Matunah (Arabic: المتونة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Matunah had a population of 1,366 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]
Al-Matunah
المتونة Al-Metunah | |
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Village | |
  Al-Matunah | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′59″N 36°36′10″E / 32.94972°N 36.60278°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shahba |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,366 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
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editReferences
edit- 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)
- ↑ "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
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