As-Suwayda
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This article is about the capital of as-Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. For the village in Hama Governorate, western Syria, see Al-Suwaydah, Masyaf.
As-Suwayda (Arabic: ٱلسُّوَيْدَاء / ALA-LC romanization: as-Suwaydāʾ), also spelled Sweida, is a mainly Druze city located in southwestern Syria, close to the border with Jordan.
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As-Suwayda
ٱلسُّوَيْدَاء | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°42′45″N 36°34′00″E | |
Grid position | 296/235 |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | As-Suwayda |
District | As-Suwayda |
Subdistrict | As-Suwayda |
Government | |
• Governor | Akram Ali Muhammad[1][2] |
Elevation | 3,543 ft (1,080 m) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• City | 120.000[3] |
• Metro | 138,822 |
Demonym(s) | Arabic: سويداوي, romanized: Suwaydāwi |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | 16 |
Geocode | C6147 |
Climate | Csa |
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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 Syrian immigrants.[4][5][6][7]