Map of As-Suwayda, Syria

As-Suwayda is the administrative centre of Suwayda, Syria, with a population of about 59,052. It lies at 32.7090°N, 36.5695°E. As-Suwayda is about 93 km (58 mi) south of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dar‘ā, 45 km to the west.

As-Suwayda at a glance

Where is As-Suwayda?

• The 23rd largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near As-Suwayda

• Dar‘ā — 45 km west
• Mafraq — 53 km southwest, Jordan
• Nawá — 53 km west
• Ar Ramthā — 55 km west, Jordan
• Irbid — 70 km west, Jordan
• Az̧ Z̧ulayl — 71 km southwest, Jordan
• Al Qunayţirah — 84 km northwest
• Zarqa — 84 km southwest, Jordan
• ‘Ajlūn — 87 km southwest, Jordan
• Babīlā — 88 km north

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ar Raqqah — 531,952
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.