Qanawat
Also known as Kanatha, Canatha
Qanawat () is a village in Syria, located 7 km north-east of Suwayda in the Jabal al-Druze region. It stands at an elevation of about 1,200 m, near a river and surrounded by woods. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qanawat had a population of 8,324 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.
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- Qanawat
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- Village
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- Kanatha, Canatha
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- قَنَوَات
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- Qanawat SYRIE 027.jpg
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- 250
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- Syria
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- bottom
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- Location in Syria
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- 250
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- Syria
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Hellenistic and Roman history
- Bishopric
- Early Islamic era
- Ottoman era
- Main sights
- Religious buildings
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Qanawat () is a village in Syria, located 7 km north-east of Suwayda in the Jabal al-Druze region. It stands at an elevation of about 1,200 m, near a river and surrounded by woods. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qanawat had a population of 8,324 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly from the Druze community, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.
==History== left|thumb|150px|Map of the Decapolis showing the location of Canatha (Qanawat)
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