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Qanawat
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Qanawat

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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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Qanawat
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.other_name
Kanatha, Canatha
Settlement.native_name
قَنَوَات
Settlement.image_skyline
Qanawat SYRIE 027.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Suwayda
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Suwayda
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Suwayda

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • 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)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qanawat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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