Village in as-Suwayda, Syria
Aslihah الاصلحة Asleha, Asliha |
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Village |
32°41′13″N 36°28′47″E / 32.68694°N 36.47972°E / 32.68694; 36.47972 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | as-Suwayda |
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District | as-Suwayda |
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Subdistrict | as-Suwayda |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 364 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Aslihah (Arabic: الاصلحة) also spelled Aslihah or Asleha, is a village in southeastern Syria, administratively part of the as-Suwayda District of the as-Suwayda Governorate, located south of as-Suwayda. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 364.[1]
The inhabitants of Aslihah are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2][3] They are estimated to form three-fourths of the total population.[4] The village’s main church is dedicated to St. George and was built in 1934 over an older structure.[4]
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Betts, 1988, p. 60
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 517
- ^ a b Dick, Marlin (May–June 2004). "Deep Roots in a Fertile Land". ONE Magazine. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
Bibliography
- Betts, Robert Brenton (1988). The Druze. Yale University Press. p. 60.
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran.
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