Deir Dama دير داما، دير المياس Deir al-Mayyas | |
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Village | |
  Deir Dama | |
| Coordinates:32°58′14″N36°27′14″E / 32.97056°N 36.45389°E /32.97056; 36.45389 | |
| PAL | 286/265 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Ariqah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 537 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Deir Dama (Arabic:دير داما, also known asDeir al-Mayyas) is a village situated in theShahba District ofSuwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Dama had a population of 537 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyDruze.[2]
In 1838,Eli Smith noted it as 'Deir Dama the outer', a ruin located in theLejah, south ofDama'.[3]
Capital:Suwayda | |||||||||||||||
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