Majadel, Suwayda

Majadel () is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Majadel had a population of 1,832 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.

History In 1596, it appeared in Ottoman tax registers under the name of Majadil, located in the nahiya of Bani Miglad in the Qada Hawran. It was noted as being "Hali" (=empty) at the time, but taxes were still paid, a lump sum of 5,000 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 218.

Religious buildings Maqam Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (Druze Shrine)

See also Druze in Syria

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