Al-Mazraa, Suwayda
Al-Mazraa
المزرعة As-Sijen | |
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Town | |
Monument to the Martyrs of the Battle of al-Mazraa | |
Al-Mazraa | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′58″N 36°29′0″E / 32.78278°N 36.48333°E | |
| Grid position | 288/243 |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | Mazraa |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,454 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Mazraa (Arabic: المزرعة, alternatively spelled al-Mazra'a or al-Mazra'ah), formerly known as as-Sijen (Arabic: السجن alternatively spelled Es-Sijine, Sijne or Sijni) is a village in southeastern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located 12 kilometers (7 miles) northwest of Suwayda. Nearby localities include al-Hirak, Khirbet Ghazaleh and Da'el to the west and Umm Walad and Bosra to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mazraa had a population of 2,454 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the al-Mazraa nahiyah of the Suwayda District which consists of 12 villages with a combined population of 16,627.
The town played a significant role in the Great Syrian Revolt of 1925–1927 that was led by Druze leader Sultan al-Atrash.
In Al-Mazraa, Druze make up the predominant population, while Christians and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.