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Al-Majdal, Suwayda

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Al-Majdal
المجدل
Village
Al-Majdal is located in Syria
Al-Majdal
Al-Majdal
Coordinates: 32°47′46″N 36°30′15″E / 32.79611°N 36.50417°E / 32.79611; 36.50417
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictSuwayda
Subdistrictal-Mazraa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
3,459
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Majdal (Arabic: المجدل) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Majdal had a population of 3,459 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze and Christian.

Religious buildings

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  • John the Baptist of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
  • Maqam Dawud (David) (Druze Shrine)

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