Al-Majdal, Suwayda


Al-Majdal is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Majdal had a population of 3,459 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Christian minority. It is one of the villages located in the Jabal al-Druze region.

History

In 1596, the village appeared under the name of " Mujaydil " in the Ottoman tax registers as part of the nahiya of Bani Nasiyya in the qadaa of Hauran. It had a mixed population, consisting of 3 households and 2 batchelors who were Muslim, in addition to 14 households and 7 bachelors who were Christians, in all 26 taxable units. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues ; the taxes totalled 2,300 akçe. All of the revenue went to a waqf.
In November 2025, al-Majdal saw heavy fighting during the Southern Syria clashes when Druze National Guard forces repelled a major Syrian caretaker government assault involving drones and heavy weapons, with no confirmed change in control.

Demographics

In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 170 believers.

Religious buildings