Adawan عدوان | |
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Village | |
  Adawan | |
| Coordinates:32°49′18″N35°59′42″E / 32.82167°N 35.99500°E /32.82167; 35.99500 | |
| Grid position | 243/247PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Izraa |
| Nahiyah | Nawa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,487 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Adawan (Arabic:عدوان) is a village in southernSyria, administratively part ofIzraa District in theDaraa Governorate. Nearby localities includeash-Shaykh Saad to the east,Saham al-Jawlan to the southwest andTasil to the west. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Adawan had a population of 2,487 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni Muslims.
In 1596, Adawan appeared in theOttomantax registers as "'Udwan" and was part of thenahiya of Jawlan Sarqi in theQada of Hauran. It had an entirelyMuslim population consisting of 21 households and 15 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% onwheat,barley, summer crops, goats and beehives; a total of 700akçe.[2]
In the late 19th-century, Adawan was a medium-sized village inhabited by theBedouinAdawan tribe. Its buildings, which included around 40 huts and a few ancient ruins, were mostly built of stone andmud. The village had a population of about 140.[3]
On 9 August 2022, anIraqi commander of theIslamic State by the name of 'Abu Salim al-Iraqi' blew himself up after he was besieged bySyrian military forces in the village.[4]
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