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Al-Suwayda Governorate ((アラビア語:السويداء) / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat as-Suwaydā’'') is the southernmost of Syria's 14 governorates. It has an area of 5,550 km² and forms part of the historic Hawran region. Its capital and major city is al-Suwayda. A large majority of the population are Druze. Geographically the governorate comprises almost all of Jabal al-Druze, the eastern part of Lejah, and a part of the arid eastern steppe of Harrat al-Shamah. ==Demographics and population== The governorate has a population of about 770,000 inhabitants (est. 2011).〔Statistics from http://www.cbssyr.org/aindex.htm〕 It is the only governorate in Syria that has a Druze majority.〔(Country Data Page on Syria )〕 There is also a sizable Eastern Orthodox minority, and a small Muslim refugee community from mainly Daraa Governorate as well as other parts of Syria.〔(Shahba provides refuge for displaced Syrians ). 28 September 2012.〕 In the 1980s Druze made up 87.6% of the population, Christians (mostly Greek Orthodox) 11% and Sunni Muslims 2%. Most of the inhabitants live in the western parts of the governorate, especially on the western slopes of Jabal ad-Duruz. Only nomadic Bedouin tribes live in the barren region of Harrat al-Shamah. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「As-Suwayda Governorate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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