Hazm حزم Hazem | |
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Village | |
  Hazm | |
| Coordinates:33°05′59″N36°31′10″E / 33.09972°N 36.51944°E /33.09972; 36.51944 | |
| PAL | 292/279 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Sawra as-Saghira |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 858 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hazm (Arabic:حزم) is a village situated in theShahba District ofSuwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hazm had a population of 858 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyDruze.[2]
In 1596, it appeared inOttomantax registers under the name ofHazim, located in thenahiya of Bani Miglad in theQada Hawran. It had an entirelyMuslim population consisting of 10 households and 4 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 40% on various agricultural products, includingwheat (3700 a.),barley (1800 a.), summer crops (300 a.), goats and/or beehives (150 a.), in addition to "occasional revenues"; a total of 6,000akçe.[3]
Capital:Suwayda | |||||||||||||||
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