Historic Sites Attractions In As Suwayda

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As-Suwayda , also spelled Sweida or Swaida, is a mainly Druze city located in southwestern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is the capital of As-Suwayda Governorate, one of Syria's 14 governorates, bordering Jordan in the South and Daraa Governorate in the West and Rif Dimashq Governorate in the north and east. The city is referred to by some as Little Venezuela due to the city's influx of affluent Venezuelan Syrians immigrants.
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Historic Sites Attractions In As Suwayda

1. Shahba City As Suwayda
Shahba is a city located 87 km south of Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in As-Suwayda Governorate of Syria, but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea. Known in Late Antiquity as Philippopolis , the city was the seat of a Bishopric , which remains a Latin titular see.
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2. Temple of the Sun God As Suwayda
3. Ma'alula Village (Maaloula) Maaloula
Maaloula or Maҁlūlā is a town in the Rif Dimashq Governorate in Syria. The town is located 56 km to the northeast of Damascus and built into the rugged mountainside, at an altitude of more than 1500 m. It is known as one of three remaining villages where Western Neo-Aramaic is spoken, the other two being the nearby villages Jubb'adin and Bakhah.
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As Suwayda Videos

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SWEIDA, JABAL AL ARAB, SYRIA, MINUMENTS, MOSAIC

CANTOS DRUSOS TRADICIONALES DE SWEIDA, SIRIA

Se muestra parte de los cantos tradicionales drusos de la provincia de Sweida, Siria en el pueblo cercano a la frontera con Jordania llamado Umm Urr Rumman, durante el verano del año 2008, en el matrimonio de Talab y Ahlam Alhadi.

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Historic Sites Attractions In As Suwayda