Aslihah
Aslihah
الاصلحة Asleha, Al-Aslihah | |
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Village | |
  Aslihah | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′13″N 36°28′47″E / 32.68694°N 36.47972°E | |
| Grid position | 289/233 |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Suwayda |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 361 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Aslihah (Arabic: الاصلحة, also spelled Aslihah or Asleha) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda District of the Suwayda Governorate, located south of as-Suwayda. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 361.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.
Demographics
The inhabitants of Aslihah are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2][3] They are estimated to form three-fourths of the total population.[4]
Religious buildings
- St. George of the Greek Orthodox Church was built in 1934 over an older structure.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Betts, 1988, p. 60
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 517
- ^ a b Dick, Marlin (May–June 2004). "Deep Roots in a Fertile Land". ONE Magazine. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
Bibliography
- Betts, Robert Brenton (1988). The Druze. Yale University Press. p. 60.
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran.
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