Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah

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Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah
الرضيمة الشرقيّة
Ar-Rudaymah
Village
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CountryFile:Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictShahba
SubdistrictShaqqa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
1,290
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah (Arabic: الرضيمة الشرقيّة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ar-Rudaymah ash-Sharqiyah had a population of 1,290 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority.

Demographics

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In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 300 believers.[2]

Religious buildings

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  • Saints Cosmas and Damian Melkite Greek Catholic Church[3][4]
  • Maqam Shuaib (Druze Shrine)

See also

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References

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