Al-Mataaiyah المتاعية | |
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Village | |
  Al-Mataaiyah | |
| Coordinates:32°29′46″N36°17′34″E / 32.49611°N 36.29278°E /32.49611; 36.29278 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Daraa District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Jiza |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,734 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Mataaiyah, also spelledal-Muta'iya orMataeiyeh (Arabic:المتاعية), is a village in southernSyria, administratively part of theDaraa Governorate, located southeast ofDaraa and west ofBosra. Nearby localities includeNasib to the east,al-Taybeh to the northwest,al-Jiza to the north,Ghasm to the northeast, and the Jordanian village ofSama al-Sirhan to the southwest. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mataaiyah had a population of 2,734 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Mataaiyah was akhirba (ruined village) by the 19th century duringOttoman rule. However, the second half of that century saw a resurgence in grain cultivation and security in theHauran region, of which al-Mataaiyah was part.[2] In 1892, a certain entrepreneurial local chieftain, Sheikh Khuntush, purchased the then-abandoned village for 1,000 Turkish gold liras.[2] Afterward, he moved farmers into al-Mataaiyah and builtcisterns inside the dry village to collect rainwater.[2] In 1895, there were about 150 inhabitants and Sheikh Khuntush resolved to bring in more peasants. By 1905, the population grew to 200.[2] During the 1890s, some people from al-Mataaiyah also reestablished the then-khirba ofSama, 7 kilometers to the southwest.[2]
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