Location of the governorate of As Suwayda

As Suwayda (also Sweida; Arabic: السويداء‎) is a mainly Druze town located in southwestern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is located at around 32°42′0″N, 36°34′0″E. Image File history File links As-Suwayda-map. ... Image File history File links As-Suwayda-map. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Druze (Arabic: derzÄ« درزي, pl. ...

It is the capital of Muhafazat as Suwayda one of Syria's 14 governorates , bordering Jordan in the South and the governorates of Dara in the West and Rif Dimashq in the North and East. Location of the governorate of As Suwayda As Suwayda (also Sweida)(Arabic: السويداء) Is one of Syrias 14 governorates. ... A governorate is a subnational entity. ... Location the governorate of Dara within Syria Dara (fortress, compare Dura-Europos) (Arabic: درعا) is a city in southwestern Syria, near the border with Jordan. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Demographics and population

The inhabitants of the town are mainly Druze with a prominent Greek orthodox minority, The population of the town was estimated in 2002 to be 87,000 [1]. The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that encompasses national jurisdictions such as the Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Serbian Orthodoxand other Churches (see Eastern Orthodox Church organization). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

History

The town was found by the Nabataeans as "Suada", afterwards it was called "Dionysias" during Hellenistic and Roman times, for Dionysus the god of wine. the town is situated in a famous old wine producing region and nowadays Suwayda wine is the best in Syria.Also you can find a homemade wine which is much better . Inaddition there are Arak a very famous strong alchol drink in Suwayda . Petra, the Nabataean capital The Nabataeans were a trading people of ancient Arabia, whose oasis settlements in the time of Josephus gave the name of Nabatene to the borderland between Syria and Arabia, from the Euphrates to the Red Sea. ... The term Hellenistic (derived from HéllÄ“n, the Greeks traditional self-described ethnic name) was established by the German historian Johann Gustav Droysen to refer to the spreading of Greek culture over the non-Greek peoples that were conquered by Alexander the Great. ... The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government. ... Dionysus with a panther and satyr, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus or Dionysos (Ancient Greek: Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος; also known as Bacchus in both Greek and Roman mythology and associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of fruit, typically grapes though a number of other fruits are also quite popular - such as plum, elderberry and blackcurrant. ... Arak may refer to: Arak, a city in centeral Iran Arak, an alcoholic beverage made from grapes and anise This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Archaeology

As Suwayda has some archeological excavations of the ancient Nabataean, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times, most notably the town’s Hellenistic agora, and the remnants of a big Byzantine church from the 6th century most probably the Church of Saint Sergius. the town has also many Roman time old houses that are still inhabited by locals, a conical pond, and a Roman amphitheatre still to be uncovered. Byzantine Empire (native Greek name: - Basileia tōn Romaiōn) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... An agora (αγορά), translatable as marketplace, was an essential part of an ancient Greek polis or city-state. ... Categories: Wikipedia articles needing factual verification | Christianity-related stubs | People stubs | Saints ... A pond is a body of water smaller than a lake. ... The name amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is given to a public building of the Classical period (being particularly associated with ancient Rome) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays. ...

Sweida's town square