Imtan Explained

Official Name:Imtan
Native Name:امتان
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:as-Suwayda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Salkhad
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Salkhad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:2,495
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:32.4167°N 85°W
Grid Position:320/203
Elevation M:1189

Imtan (Arabic: امتان) is a village in As Suwaydā' Governorate, southern Syria. Imtan is located 37 km south-east of the city of As Suwaydā', 1189 meters above sea level in the southern part of Jabal el Druze. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Imtan had a population of 2,495 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

It is believed that the village has been inhabited since 6000 BCE, although there is little evidence supporting this. Imtan has many archeological sites spanning many eras.The village played a major role in the Great Syrian Revolution against France in 1925.

In 1596 Imtan appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as al-Mubattan and was part of the nahiya of Bani Malik as-Sadir in the Sanjak of Hauran. It had an all Muslim population consisting of 7 households and 2 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 20% on agricultural products, including on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and/or beehives; a total of 3,400 akçe.[2]

Demographics

The village is mainly inhabited by Druze. The inhabitants are predominantly poor. The inhabitants are well educated and the village is home to over 300 university graduates, amongst them are 80 engineers and 68 doctors.[3]

The inhabitants look to collaborative work as a way to compensate for the absence of government services. They collaborated to build a school, medical center, and cooperative retail store. They have also established a farmer's union and community fund which offers help to the poorest families.[3]

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32.4167°N 36.8167°W

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215225405/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB13-4-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 211.
  3. News: Mojtama' Madani Mossaghar (A Miniature Civil Society) . April 20, 2005 . Fuad Al-Bunnei . An-Nour newspaper, issue No.195 . ar . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065528/http://www.an-nour.com/old/195/society/society-02.htm . June 6, 2011 .