Lahithah لاهثة Lahetha
Village
Lahithah
Coordinates: 32°59′35″N 36°35′00″E / 32.99306°N 36.58333°E / 32.99306; 36.58333
Country	Syria
Governorate	Suwayda
District	Shahba
Subdistrict	Sawra as-Saghira
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	2,225
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Lahithah (Arabic: لاهثة) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Lahithah had a population of 2,225 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.^[2]

History

In 1838, it was noted as a ruin, el-Metuny, situated "in the Luhf, east of the Lejah, i.e. in Wady el-Liwa".^[3]

During the Bedouin–Druze clashes in 2025, Lahithah remained under the Syrian transitional government and its Bedouin allies.^[4]

See also

• Druze in Syria

References

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