Shaqra, Syria Explained

Official Name:Shaqra
Native Name:شقرا
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:Daraa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Izra
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Izra
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:487
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:32.9069°N 36.2375°W
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:C6099

Shaqra (Arabic: شقرا) is a Syrian village in Izra District in Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaqra had a population of 487 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

In 1596, Shaqra appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named Saqra; part of the nahiya of Bani Bani Kilab in the Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 12 households and 7 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 40% on various agricultural products, including wheat (3600 akçe), barley (1800), summer crops (1800), goats and beehives (460), in addition to "occasional revenues" (500); a total of 8,160 akçe. 1/3 of the revenue went to a waqf.[2]

In 1838, it was noted as Sunni Muslim village, situated "In the Luhf, west of the Lejah".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. ar . 2022-05-07.
  2. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 210
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 155