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Al-Harisah

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Al-Harisah
الحريسة
Village
Al-Harisah is located in Syria
Al-Harisah
Al-Harisah
Coordinates: 32°35′49″N 36°51′20″E / 32.59694°N 36.85556°E / 32.59694; 36.85556
PAL223/324
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictSalkhad
SubdistrictMalah
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total
1,292
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Harisah (Arabic: الحريسة) is a village situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Harisah had a population of 1,292 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

Religious buildings

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  • Maqam Hazqil (Druze Shrine)

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.