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. Image File history File links As-Suwayda-map. ... Image File history File links As-Suwayda-map. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Druze star The Druze or Druz (also known as Druse; Arabic: derzÄ« or durzÄ« 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 Daraa 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 country subdivision. ... Daraa (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 views itself: as the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

History

The town was founded 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. 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 Héllēn, 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 people that were conquered by Alexander the Great. ... Motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, c. ... Dionysus with a leopard, satyr and grapes on a vine, in the Palazzo Altemps (Rome, Italy) Dionysus (Latin) or Dionysos (Greek) (from Ancient Greek: or ; 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... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ...

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 at its greatest extent c. ... 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 typically a man made body of water smaller than a lake. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ...

See also

Dionysias

Sweida's town square

Coordinates: 32°42′0″N, 36°34′0″E Image File history File links As_Suwayda's_town_square. ... Image File history File links As_Suwayda's_town_square. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...