Umm Haratayn, al-Suwayda explained

Official Name:Umm Haratayn
Other Name:Umm Hartein
Native Name:أم حارتين
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Suwayda
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shahba
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Sura al-Saghira
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:574
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.08°N 36.5239°W

Umm Haratayn (Arabic: أم حارتين, also spelled Umm Hartein) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located north of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include al-Hirak, Khirbet Ghazaleh and Da'el to the west and Umm Walad and Bosra to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Umm Haratayn had a population of 574 in the 2004 census.[1]

Modern-day Umm Haratayn was established by Druze migrants led by the Halabi family between 1867 and 1883.[2] The village is the birthplace of Arab singer Samira Tewfik.[3]

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  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. Firro, 1992, p. 175
  3. Web site: Ted. Swedenburg. Samira Tawfiq Sings to Jordan's Red Kufiya. Hawgblawg. 2014-02-03.