Aslihah
الاصلحة
Asleha, Asliha
Village
Aslihah is located in Syria
Aslihah
Aslihah
Coordinates: 32°41′13″N 36°28′47″E / 32.68694°N 36.47972°E / 32.68694; 36.47972
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
Districtas-Suwayda
Subdistrictas-Suwayda
Population
 (2004)
  Total364
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Aslihah (Arabic: الاصلحة) also spelled Aslihah or Asleha, is a village in southeastern Syria, administratively part of the as-Suwayda District of the as-Suwayda Governorate, located south of as-Suwayda. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 364.[1]

The inhabitants of Aslihah are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2][3] They are estimated to form three-fourths of the total population.[4] The village’s main church is dedicated to St. George and was built in 1934 over an older structure.[4]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Betts, 1988, p. 60
  3. Boulanger, 1966, p. 517
  4. 1 2 Dick, Marlin (May–June 2004). "Deep Roots in a Fertile Land". ONE Magazine. Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

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