{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Al-Buthainah |native_name = البثينة |native_name_lang = ar |other_name = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map =Syria |pushpin_mapsize =250 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Suwayda |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Shahba |subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict |subdivision_name3 = Shaqqa |settlement_type = Village<!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2004 census |population_note = |population_total = 1151 |population_footnotes = <ref name="CBS"/> |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +3 |coordinates = {{coord|32|57|08|N|36|41|48|E|region:SY|display=inline}} |grid_position = |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Al-Buthainah''' ({{langx|ar|البثينة}}) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Buthainah had a population of 1,151 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082831/http://cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB13-10-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130112150715/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB13-10-2004.htm}}. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.<ref name="BDS">{{cite web|title=Druze communities in the Middle East |url=//www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html |publisher=British Druze Society |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063025/http://www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html |archivedate=September 11, 2011 }}</ref>
==Religious buildings== * Maqam al-Ajami (Druze Shrine)
==See also== * Druze in Syria
==References== {{reflist|25em}}
{{Al-Suwayda Governorate|shahba}}
Category:Populated places in Shahba District Category:Druze communities in Syria