As-Sawra
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Town in Daraa, Syria
As-Sawra
الصورة As-Sawara | |
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Town | |
As-Sawra is located in Syria As-Sawra As-Sawra | |
| Coordinates: 32°44′56′′N 36°15′37′′E / 32.74889°N 36.26028°E / 32.74889; 36.26028 | |
| PAL | 268/239 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izraa |
| Subdistrict | Hirak |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,021 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
As-Sawra (Arabic: الصورة) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), As-Sawra had a population of 4,021 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
History
[edit ]In 1838, it was noted as Es-Saura, being east of ash-Shaykh Miskin, with a Sunni Muslim population.[2]
Religious buildings
[edit ]- Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque
- Al-Jilani Mosque
References
[edit ]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013年01月12日 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 151
Bibliography
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