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Suwayda

Western Asia

Suwayda, also spelled Sweida, is a city in southern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is a Druze-majority city, with small Christian and Sunni Muslim Bedouin minorities.

Facts
Population
64,730 1
Population Estimate Year
2009 1
Elevation (m)
1025 1
Latitude
32.7 degrees north 1
Longitude
36.566667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
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Sources
1. Suwayda (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 64,730 (2009)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 32.7, longitude 36.566667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1025 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 64730 (2009)
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2. GeoNames: As-Suwayda - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 172408
    32.70896 36.56951 P PPLA SY 05 59052 1068 Asia/Damascus
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1068 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 36.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.75, 36.75
32.75 36.75 BSk
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Suwayda (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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