Hout
حوط | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°29′23″N 36°36′31″E / 32.48972°N 36.60861°E | |
Grid position | 301/211 |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | as-Suwayda |
District | Salkhad |
Subdistrict | al-Qurayya |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 873 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hout (Arabic: حوط, also spelled Hut) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located south of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Umm al-Rumman to the south, Samad to the southwest, Bosra to the west, Nimrah and al-Qurayya to the north and Salkhad to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hout had a population of 873 in the 2004 census.[1]