Hout, Syria

Hout
حوط
Village
Hout is located in Syria
Hout
Hout
Coordinates: 32°29′23″N 36°36′31″E / 32.48972°N 36.60861°E / 32.48972; 36.60861
Grid position301/211
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
DistrictSalkhad
Subdistrictal-Qurayya
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total873
Time zoneUTC+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]