Al-Buwair

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Al-Buwair
البوير
Al-Buwayr
Village
Al-Buwair is located in Syria
Al-Buwair
Al-Buwair
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32°55′50″N 36°17′02″E / 32.93056°N 36.28389°E / 32.93056; 36.28389
PAL272/260
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzraa
SubdistrictIzraa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
713

Al-Buwair (Arabic: البوير) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Buwair had a population of 713 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

History

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In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, el-Buweir, situated "in the Lejah, west of Dama".[2]

Religious buildings

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  • Mosque

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 156

Bibliography

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  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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