Samma, Suwayda

Samma is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Samma had a population of 213 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians, while Druze and Sunni Muslim Bedouins represent a minority.

Demographics

According to statistics from 1927, Samma had a population consisting of 370 Christians, 66 Sunni Muslims, and 21 Druze.
In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 1,000 believers.

Religious buildings

St. Elias Melkite Greek Catholic Church