Al-Yadudah اليادودة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates:32°39′55″N36°3′40″E / 32.66528°N 36.06111°E /32.66528; 36.06111 | |
| Grid position | 249/231PAL |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Muzayrib |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 8,967 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Yadudah (Arabic:اليادودة) is a village in southernSyria, administratively part of theDaraa Governorate, located north-west ofDaraa. Nearby localities includeTell Shihab to the west,Muzayrib to the northwest,Tafas to the west andAtaman to the east.
In theOttomantax registers of 1596, it was a village located thenahiya (subdistrict) ofButayna,Qada of Hawran. It had a population of 29 households and 21 bachelors, allMuslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 4,500akçe.[2]
According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Yadudah had a population of 8,967 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 13 September 2021, residents of the village struck areconciliation deal with theSyrian Military, allowing Syrian army andRussian forces to enter the village.[3]
On 11 May 2022, aSyrian soldier of the4th Armoured Division was shot dead by insurgents in the village.[4]