Adwan, Syria

Adwan (Arabic: عدوان; also spelled Adawan or Edwan) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izra District of the Daraa Governorate. Nearby localities include al-Shaykh Saad to the east, Saham al-Jawlan to the southwest and Tasil to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Adwan had a population of 2,487 in the 2004 census all being Sunni Muslim.^[1]

Adwan عدوان
Village
Adwan
Coordinates: 32°49′18″N 35°59′42″E
Grid position	243/247 PAL
Country	Syria
Governorate	Daraa Governorate
District	Izra District
Nahiyah	Nawa
Control	Syrian Opposition
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	2,487
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

In 1596, Adwan appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as "'Udwan" and was part of the nahiya of Jawlan Sarqi in the Qada of Hauran. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 21 households and 15 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives; a total of 700 akçe.^[2]

In the late 19th-century, Adwan was a medium-sized village inhabited by the Bedouin Adwan tribe. Its buildings, which included around 40 huts and a few ancient ruins, were mostly built of stone and mud. The village had a population of about 140.^[3]

Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022)

On 9 August 2022, an Iraqi commander of the Islamic State by the name of 'Abu Salim al-Iraqi' blew himself up after he was besieged by Syrian military forces in the village.^[4]