As-Suwayda
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As Suwayda (Arabic: السويداء As Suwaidā), an aw spelt Sweida, is a mainly Druze ceety locatit in soothwastren Sirie, close tae the border wi Jordan.
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As-Suwayda السويداء | |
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The Roman amphitheatre | |
Coordinates: 32°42′N 36°34′E | |
Kintra | Sirie |
Governorate | As-Suwayda Govrenorate |
Destrict | As-Suwayda Destrict |
Population (2008 est.) | |
• Total | 63,324 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Area code(s) | 16 |
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It is the caipital o the As-Suwayda Govrenorate, ane o Sirie's 14 govrenorates, borderin Jordan in the sooth an the govrenorates o Daraa in the wast an Rif Dimashq in the northeast.