Sahwat al-Khudr
سهوة الخضر | |
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Village | |
  Sahwat al-Khudr | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′8″N 36°42′27″E / 32.60222°N 36.70750°E | |
| Grid position | 310/224 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | as-Suwayda |
| District | as-Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | as-Suwayda |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 3,625 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sahwat al-Khudr (Arabic: سهوة الخضر; also spelled Sahwat al-Khidr or Sahwet el-Khodar) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda District of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located south of al-Suwayda. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 3,625.[1] The village is named after a Byzantine-era church named dedicated to Saint George (known by local Muslims as "al-Khudr"). It was resettled by Druze in the mid-19th century after a period of abandonment.
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.