Slaim, Suwayda

Slaim
سليم
Village
Slaim
Coordinates: 32°47′34″N 36°34′42″E / 32.79278°N 36.57833°E / 32.79278; 36.57833
Grid position297/245
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictSuwayda
SubdistrictSuwayda
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total
2,129
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Slaim (Arabic: سليم also spelled Slaym, Slim, Slem, MSA: Sulaym, sometimes incorrectly referred to as Salim) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located north of Suwayda. Nearby localities include Attil to the west, Murdok and Shahba to the north and Qanawat to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Slaim had a population of 2,129 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority.