{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Al-Matunah |native_name = المتونة |native_name_lang = ar |other_name = Al-Metunah |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 = Shahba |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 = 1366 |population_footnotes = <ref name="CBS"/> |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +3 |coordinates = {{coord|32|56|59|N|36|36|10|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-Matunah''' ({{langx|ar|المتونة}}) is a village situated in the Shahba District of Suwayda Governorate, in southern Syria. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Matunah had a population of 1,366 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082831/http://cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB13-9-2004.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/TAB13-9-2004.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> ==History== In 1838, ''el-Metuny'' was noted as a ruin, situated "in the Luhf, east of the Lejah, i.e. in Wady el-Liwa".<ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/155/mode/1up 155]</ref> ==See also== * Druze in Syria
==References== {{reflist|25em}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book | last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar) | last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith | year=1841 | url=http://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft | title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838 | location=Boston | publisher=Crocker & Brewster | volume=3}} {{refend}} {{Al-Suwayda Governorate|shahba}}
Category:Populated places in Shahba District Category:Druze communities in Syria
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