| Official Name: | Hout |
| Native Name: | حوط |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | as-Suwayda |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Salkhad |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | al-Qurayya |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2004 census |
| Population Total: | 873 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 32.4897°N 36.6086°W |
| Grid Position: | 301/211 |
Hout (ar|حوط, also spelled Hut) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located south of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Umm al-Rumman to the south, Samad to the southwest, Bosra to the west, Nimrah and al-Qurayya to the north and Salkhad to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hout had a population of 873 in the 2004 census.[1]
In 1596 Hout appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Huta and was part of the nahiya of Bani Malik as-Sadir in the Qada Hauran. It had an all Muslim population consisting of 5 households and 2 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 20% on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and/or beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues" and a for a press for olive oil or grape syrup; a total of 3,180 akçe.[2]
In 1838 Hut was noted as a "ruin or deserted", located in the Nukrah, south of Busrah.[3]