Canatha

Also known as Kanatha

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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Wikidata facts

Country: Syria
Located in: البخشان
Elevation: 1200
Image: Qanawat SYRIE 027.jpg

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Commons category: Qanawat
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
native label: قنوات

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L'antica Canatha, oggi Qanawat (arabo قنوات), è un villaggio in Siria, situato 7 km. a nord-est di . Sorge a un'altezza di circa 1200 m, vicino a un fiume e circondata da boschi. In età ellenistica poi romana faceva parte della Decapoli, un gruppo di 10 città raggruppate insieme dalle fonti antiche per le affinità linguistiche, culturali e politiche. Mappa della Decapoli

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