Saida
صَيْدَا | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°37′42″N 36°13′34″E / 32.62833°N 36.22611°E | |
Grid position | 265/226 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa |
District | Daraa |
Subdistrict | Daraa |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 11,215 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Saida, also spelled Sayda ( Arabic: صَيْدَا, romanized: Ṣaydā), is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located east of Daraa. Nearby localities include al-Naimah to the west, Al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah to the north, Kahil and al-Musayfirah to the east and al-Taybah and Umm al-Mayazen to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Saida had a population of 11,215 in the 2004 census. [1]
In the Ottoman tax registers of 1596, Sayda was a village located the nahiya of Butayna, Qada of Hauran. It had a population of 41 households and 13 bachelors, all Muslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 8,188 akçe. 1/6 of the revenue went to a waqf. [2] In 1838 Eli Smith noted that the place was located west of the Hajj road, and that it was in ruins. [3]
Saida was also noted as a khirba (ruined village) by 1858 during Ottoman rule. [4] However, the second half of that century saw a resurgence in grain cultivation and security in the Hauran region, of which Saida was part. During that period, it was settled and by 1895 had 250 inhabitants. [4]
Saida
صَيْدَا | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 32°37′42″N 36°13′34″E / 32.62833°N 36.22611°E | |
Grid position | 265/226 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Daraa |
District | Daraa |
Subdistrict | Daraa |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 11,215 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Saida, also spelled Sayda ( Arabic: صَيْدَا, romanized: Ṣaydā), is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located east of Daraa. Nearby localities include al-Naimah to the west, Al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah to the north, Kahil and al-Musayfirah to the east and al-Taybah and Umm al-Mayazen to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Saida had a population of 11,215 in the 2004 census. [1]
In the Ottoman tax registers of 1596, Sayda was a village located the nahiya of Butayna, Qada of Hauran. It had a population of 41 households and 13 bachelors, all Muslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 8,188 akçe. 1/6 of the revenue went to a waqf. [2] In 1838 Eli Smith noted that the place was located west of the Hajj road, and that it was in ruins. [3]
Saida was also noted as a khirba (ruined village) by 1858 during Ottoman rule. [4] However, the second half of that century saw a resurgence in grain cultivation and security in the Hauran region, of which Saida was part. During that period, it was settled and by 1895 had 250 inhabitants. [4]