As Suwaydā’
in As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
32.709 and 36.570 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 32° 42' 32" and E 36° 34' 10"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - SYP
Spoken languages:
Arabic, Kurdish, Armenian, French, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:20 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Asia/Damascus
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:58 am and 7:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Syria in Western Asia

Safety Score: 5,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Syria.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Syria. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Delve into As Suwaydā’

As Suwaydā’ in As-Suwayda Governorate with it's 59,052 habitants is a town located in Syria about 58 mi (or 93 km) south of Damascus, the country's capital town.

Time in As Suwaydā’ is now 09:20 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Damascus with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to As Suwaydā’, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is King Hussein Air College in Jordan in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km). The closest airport in Syria is Damascus International Airport in a distance of 49 mi (or 49 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Syria is Ancient City of Bosra in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), South.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Al Mazra`ah, Shahba, Al Qurayya, `Ariqah and Al Mushannaf. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Evening Temperature 20°C / 67 °F
Night Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 37%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 0% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

24°C (74 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

20°C (68 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

22°C (72 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

preview picture of video 'لحظات مؤلمة من درعا بعدسة شاب حوراني'

لحظات مؤلمة من درعا بعدسة شاب حوراني

Published: September 04, 2012
Length: 50:55 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Lens Horany

كل الحقوق محفوظة الى مونتـــــاج و تقـــــديم https://www.facebook.com/LensYoungHorany عدسة شاب حوراني : مجموعة من الشباب المي...

preview picture of video 'وتستمر مذ بحة الدبابات الاسدية من مخيم اليرموك وحتى فلوجة حوران 4 نوفمبر، 2013'

وتستمر مذ بحة الدبابات الاسدية من مخيم اليرموك وحتى فلوجة حوران 4 نوفمبر، 2013

Published: November 04, 2013
Length: 36:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ali Hassan

وتستمر مذ بحة الدبابات الاسدية من مخيم اليرموك وحتى فلوجة حوران 4 نوفمبر، 2013.

preview picture of video 'السويداء القليب الحبيب,,,ياجبل البعيد خلفك حبايبنا'

السويداء القليب الحبيب,,,ياجبل البعيد خلفك حبايبنا

Published: January 06, 2011
Length: 06:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Hadi H

يا جبل القليب خلفك حبايبنا.

preview picture of video 'الثلوج في قرية شعف بريف السويداء'

الثلوج في قرية شعف بريف السويداء

Published: February 28, 2019
Length: 57:07 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: شبكة اخبار السويداء

السويداء.

preview picture of video 'السويداء سد جولين'

السويداء سد جولين

Published: May 02, 2018
Length: 06:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Rami Azaam

سد.

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Al-Suwayda

As-Suwayda', also spelled Sweida, is a mainly Druze city located in southwestern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Muhafazat as-Suwayda', one of Syria's 14 governorates, bordering Jordan in the South and the governorates of Daraa in the West and Rif Dimashq in the North and East.

Located at 32.7, 36.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cities in Syria, Populated places in al-Suwayda District, Fertile Crescent, History of Syria, Archaeological sites in al-Suwayda Governorate, Roman sites in Syria

Al-Suwayda District

As-Suwayda is a Syrian district administratively belonging to As-Suwayda Governorate. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 180,907. Its administrative centre is the city of As-Suwayda.

Located at 32.7, 36.5667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Al-Suwayda District

Nearby places
Districts of the same city

These districts belong to As Suwaydā’.

Other districts

These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than As Suwaydā’.

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of As Suwaydā’.

Did you know?

This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Dionysia, Suwaydah, Es Suweida, Al-Sweida, Es Suweidīya, Soueïda, As Suwaydah, Sweida, As Suwaydā’, السويداء, Эс-Сувейда