| Official Name: | Al-Mataaiyah |
| Native Name: | المتاعية |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Daraa Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Daraa District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
| Subdivision Name3: | Al-Jiza |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2004 census |
| Population Total: | 2,734 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 32.4961°N 36.2928°W |
Al-Mataaiyah, also spelled al-Muta'iya or Mataeiyeh (ar|المتاعية), is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa and west of Bosra. Nearby localities include Nasib to the east, al-Taybeh to the northwest, al-Jiza to the north, Ghasm to the northeast, Bosra to the east and the Jordanian village of Sama al-Sirhan to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mataaiyah had a population of 2,734 in the 2004 census.[1]
Al-Mataaiyah was a khirba (ruined village) by the 19th century during Ottoman rule. However, the second half of that century saw a resurgence in grain cultivation and security in the Hauran region, of which al-Mataaiyah was part.[2] In 1892, a certain entrepreneurial local chieftain, Sheikh Khuntush, purchased the then-abandoned village for 1,000 Turkish gold liras.[2] Afterward, he moved farmers into al-Mataaiyah and built cisterns inside the dry village to collect rainwater.[2] In 1895, there were about 150 inhabitants and Sheikh Khuntush resolved to bring in more peasants. By 1905, the population grew to 200.[2] During the 1890s, some people from al-Mataaiyah also reestablished the village of Sama, 7 kilometers to the southwest.[2]