Qanawat
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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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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 5 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Archaeological sites in Suwayda Governorate, Decapolis and Druze communities in Syria.
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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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- Qanawat
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- Pauly–Wissowa
- native label
- قنوات
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Encyclopedic overview
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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