Al-Karis
الكارس
Village
Al-Karis is located in Syria
Al-Karis
Al-Karis
Coordinates: 32°32′00″N 36°41′31″E / 32.53333°N 36.69194°E / 32.53333; 36.69194
Country Syria
GovernorateSuwayda
DistrictSalkhad
SubdistrictSalkhad
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
619
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Karis (Arabic: الكارس) is a village situated in the Salkhad District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Karis had a population of 619 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.