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stone that al-Sawda's inhabitants previously used to construct the buildings of their town, including the main church. During the late
Ottoman era, basalt-based masonry served as a principal industry in al-Sawda, employing up to 400 inhabitants by the beginning of the French Mandate period. The
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111:34.98222°N 35.94361°E
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1074:Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
698:Dweir al-Shaykh Saad
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516:Lee, Jess (2010).
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693:Duwayr Taha
467:(in Arabic)
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148:Governorate
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1314:Categories
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1116:al-Malloua
997:al-Tawahin
903:Dahr Safra
862:al-Annazah
780:(includes
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626:Aqir Zayti
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181:Population
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1069:al-Karama
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956:al-Qadmus
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807:al-Zarqat
318:The name
306:, of the
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1079:al-Bitar
978:al-Rawda
967:al-Qulou
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935:Kharibeh
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759:Maraqiya
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585:Capital:
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366:mantiqah
361:Baathist
324:basaltic
320:al-Sawda
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176:Al-Sawda
160:District
80:Al-Sawda
37:Al-Sawda
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1008:Zallalu
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950:Osaibah
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727:Khawabi
715:Kafr Fo
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375:nahiyah
351:led by
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332:Ottoman
314:History
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266:Annazah
250:al-Soda
128:Country
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