Al-Jiza
| Al-Jiza الجيزة | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Al-Jiza | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′12″N 36°18′59″E / 32.57000°N 36.31639°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Al-Jiza |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,700 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Jiza (Arabic: الجيزة, also spelled el-Jeza) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located east of Daraa. Nearby localities include al-Mataaiya to the south, Ghasm to the southeast, al-Sahwah to the northeast, al-Musayfirah to the north, Kahil to the northwest and al-Taybeh to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Sahwah had a population of 14,700 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Jiza nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consisted of three localities with a collective population of 21,100 in 2004.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (Arabic)
Bibliography
- Deutscher Verein zur Erforschung Palästinas; Robinson, Edward (1896). Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins. 19-20. O. Harrassowitz.
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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