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Suwayda Governorate

governorate of Syria
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Summary

Suwayda Governorate is a governorate of Syria[1]. It draws 804 Wikipedia views per month (governorate of syria category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Israel[3]
  • Country: Syria[4]
  • Capital: Suwayda[5]
  • Shares border with: Daraa Governorate[6], Rif Dimashq Governorate[7], Mafraq Governorate[8]
  • Commons category: Suwayda Governorate[9]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[10], UTC+03:00[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Suwayda Governorate[12]
  • Population: 370,000[13]
  • Topic has template: Template:Suwayda Governorate[14]
  • Official name: محافظة السويداء[15]
  • Native label: محافظة السويداء[16]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Suwayda Governorate[17]
  • Area: 5550.0 km²[18]

Why It Matters

Suwayda Governorate has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Israel Suwayda Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . cbssyr.sy. cbssyr.sy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Suwayda Governorate. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/suwayda-governorate
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_suwayda-governorate_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Suwayda Governorate}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/suwayda-governorate}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Claudiupt · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Israel
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Syria"
  2. 14w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Capital → Suwayda
    Country → —
    Population → {'amount': '+370000'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tr, sd */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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