Rweideh, Idlib الرويضة | |
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Village | |
  Rweideh, Idlib Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°25′49″N36°59′35″E / 35.4303°N 36.993°E /35.4303; 36.993 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib |
| District | Maarrat al-Nu'man District |
| Subdistrict | Al-Tamanah Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 920 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C4092 |
Rweideh, Idlib (Arabic:الرويضة, also spelledRuweiha,Al-Ruwaiha andAr-Ruwayhah) is aSyrianvillage located inAl-Tamanah Nahiyah inMaarrat al-Nu'man District,Idlib. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS),Rweideh, Idlib had a population of 920 in the 2004 census.[1]
The village of Rweideh was once the site of a substantialRoman andByzantine era settlement. Ruins of numerous churches, tombs and houses dated from the 4th through 6th century AD remain visible in the area.[2][3]
The village was captured by anti-government forces relatively early in the war, but the Syrian army retook most of it by March of 2020.[4] However, the settlement's outskirts are still controlled by the opposition and there have been numerous clashes in the vicinity in recent years.[5][6]
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