Salkhad
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Salkhad () is a Syrian city in the Suwayda Governorate, southern Syria. It is the capital of Salkhad District, one of the governorate's three districts. It had a population of 9,155 inhabitants in the 2004 census. In Salkhad, Druze make up the predominant population, while Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Salkhad is referenced by 331 other articles, and connects out to Ayyubid dynasty, nahiyah and Syria.
Vinony files it under Archaeological sites in Suwayda Governorate, Christian communities in Syria and Cities in Syria.
Its subject is documented across 22 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- صلخد
- Region
- محافظة السويداء
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 9,155
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.official_name
- Salkhad
- Settlement.native_name
- صَلْخَد
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Salkhad.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 200
- Settlement.image_caption
- Salkhad fortress
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Suwayda
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Salkhad
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Salkhad
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Salkhad Subdistrict
- Population
- 35000
- Elevation
- 1350
- Image
- Salkhad.jpg
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- Commons category
- Salkhad
- native label
- صلخد
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Ottoman era
- Modern era
- Religious buildings
- Climate
- Archaeology
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Salkhad () is a Syrian city in the Suwayda Governorate, southern Syria. It is the capital of Salkhad District, one of the governorate's three districts. It had a population of 9,155 inhabitants in the 2004 census. In Salkhad, Druze make up the predominant population, while Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.
It is located at 1350 metres above sea level in the central Jabal el Druze highlands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salkhad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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