Shaaf

Shaaf
شعف
Village
Shaaf is located in Syria
Shaaf
Shaaf
Coordinates: 32°37′06″N 36°50′56″E / 32.61833°N 36.84889°E / 32.61833; 36.84889
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictSalkhad
SubdistrictMalah
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
886
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Shaaf (Arabic: شعف) is a village situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaaf had a population of 886 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

Religious buildings

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  • Maqam al-Khidr (Druze Shrine)

See also

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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). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.