Sahnaya
صحنايا | |
|---|---|
  Sahnaya | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′27″N 36°13′28″E / 33.42417°N 36.22444°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq |
| District | Darayaa |
| Subdistrict | Sahnaya |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 13,993 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sahnaya (Arabic: صحنايا, also spelled Sihnaya or Sehnaya) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus in the western Ghouta. Nearby localities include Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Darayya, Muadamiyat al-Sham, Jdeidat Artouz, Khan Danun and Al-Kiswah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sahnaya had a population of 13,993 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Sahnaya nahiyah consisting of two towns with a combined population of 44,512.[1] Sahnaya is one of the few towns in the Ghouta with a majority Druze community, along with Jaramana, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya and Deir Ali.[2]
- ^ a b c General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Firro, Kais (1992). A History of the Druzes. Vol. 1. BRILL. p. 34. ISBN 9004094377.