Umm Haratayn, al-Suwayda
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Umm Haratayn أم حارتين Umm Hartein |
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 Umm Haratayn
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| Coordinates: 33°4′48″N 36°31′26″E / 33.08000°N 36.52389°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Sura al-Saghira |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 574 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
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.
Modern-day Umm Haratayn was established by Druze migrants led by the Halabi family between 1867 and 1883. The village is the birthplace of Arab singer Samira Tewfik.
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