Saida صَيْدَا | |
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Village | |
  Saida | |
| Coordinates:32°37′42″N36°13′34″E / 32.62833°N 36.22611°E /32.62833; 36.22611 | |
| Grid position | 265/226PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Daraa |
| Control | Syrian opposition |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 11,215 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Saida, also spelledSayda (Arabic:صَيْدَا,romanized: Ṣaydā), is a village in southernSyria, administratively part of theDaraa Governorate, located east ofDaraa. Nearby localities includeal-Naimah to the west,Al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah to the north,Kahil andal-Musayfirah to the east andal-Taybah andUmm al-Mayazen to the south. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Saida had a population of 11,215 in the 2004 census.[1]
In theOttomantax registers of 1596, Sayda was a village located thenahiya of Butayna,Qada of Hauran. It had a population of 41 households and 13 bachelors, allMuslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 8,188akçe. 1/6 of the revenue went to awaqf.[2]In 1838Eli Smith noted that the place was located west of theHajj road, and that it was in ruins.[3]
Saida was also noted as akhirba (ruined village) by 1858 duringOttoman rule.[4] However, the second half of that century saw a resurgence in grain cultivation and security in theHauran region, of which Saida was part. During that period, it was settled and by 1895 had 250 inhabitants.[4]
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