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1030:al-Duwayri
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608:Umm Dubayb
583:al-Matunah
461:9004094377
351:References
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198:Population
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174:as-Suwayda
162:as-Suwayda
113:36°38′30″E
110:32°38′00″N
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286:Druze
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