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162:as-Suwayda
151:as-Suwayda
139:as-Suwayda
80:36°42′27″E
26:سهوة الخضر
1641:al-Shi'ab
1616:al-Harisi
1506:al-Afinah
1466:al-Rafqah
1436:al-Karbis
1374:Umm Riwaq
1324:al-Kassib
1298:Mushannaf
1259:al-Majdal
937:al-Hayyat
877:al-Kharsa
862:Deir Dama
851:Al-Ariqah
817:Suwaymrah
671:Socin, A.
653:Smith, E.
479:cite book
469:3 January
444:3 January
374:Geography
368:Nabataean
335:Eli Smith
283:Byzantine
181:Time zone
77:32°36′8″N
1651:Tulaylin
1631:Qaysamah
1525:Ghariyah
1490:Qurayyah
1476:Shanirah
1426:al-Annat
1228:Mazra'ah
1154:Maf'aleh
1012:Lahithah
997:al-Huquf
812:Salakhid
673:(1876).
655:(1841).
637:(1868).
339:Juneineh
333:In 1838
291:al-Khudr
146:District
1626:Khazmah
1481:Tahulah
1461:al-Uyun
1419:Salkhad
1408:Salkhad
1354:Shbeiki
1269:Qarrasa
1254:Jidiyah
1219:Walghah
1204:Sakakah
1179:al-Ruha
1174:Qanawat
1164:Miyamas
1149:Kharaba
1144:Kanakir
1134:al-Kafr
1104:Aslihah
1086:Suwayda
952:al-Qasr
792:Majadel
787:Braykah
677:(ed.).
435:"Kedar"
392:Salkhad
384:Miyamas
307:Ottoman
295:Muslims
262:History
246:of the
114:Country
108:310/224
33:Village
1636:Sha'af
1570:Dhibin
1560:Dhibin
1344:Sa'nah
1284:Ta'ara
1264:Najran
1244:al-Dur
1129:Jubayb
1119:Hibran
987:Dhakir
962:Ta'lah
917:Arajah
911:Shaqqa
901:Shaqqa
887:Sumayd
882:Lubayn
872:Jirrin
867:Harran
841:Ariqah
822:Taymah
807:Nimreh
797:Mardak
775:Shahba
764:Shahba
623:
602:
388:Hubran
351:Hauran
319:Nahiya
224:Arabic
124:
1611:Baham
1600:Malah
1590:Malah
1576:Bakka
1456:Urman
1441:Imtan
1364:Tarba
1349:Salah
1314:Busan
1289:Tirah
1279:Sami'
1209:Slaim
1184:Rasas
1159:Masad
1109:Attil
922:Barik
782:Amrah
396:Orman
380:Salah
343:Druze
293:" by
276:Jesus
268:Kedar
256:Druze
240:Syria
207:UTC+3
186:UTC+2
175:3,625
127:Syria
1516:Hout
1511:Burd
1431:Awas
1334:Rami
1114:Dara
992:Hazm
932:Duma
892:Waqm
857:Dama
621:ISBN
600:ISBN
489:link
485:link
471:2021
446:2021
328:akçe
211:EEST
1541:Anz
1124:Ira
942:Hit
566:515
549:412
537:189
525:160
503:488
330:.
234:or
200:DST
190:EET
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651:;
555:^
505:-9
481:}}
477:{{
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