Mahajjah

Mahajjah محجة
Village
Mahajjah
Coordinates: 32°57′21″N 36°13′17″E / 32.95583°N 36.22139°E / 32.95583; 36.22139
Grid position	264/262 PAL
Country	Syria
Governorate	Daraa Governorate
District	Izra' District
Nahiyah	Izra
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	9,982
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Mahajjah (Arabic: محجة, also spelled Mahajjah, Muhajja or Mhajjeh) is a town in the Izra' District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria located north of Daraa. It is situated about 63 kilometers south of the capital Damascus. Nearby localities include Khabab to the northeast, Tubna to the north, Inkhil to the northwest, Jasim to the west, Nawa to the southwest, Izra and al-Shaykh Maskin to the south and the volcanic Lejat plain to the east. In the 2004 census by the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mahajjah had a population of 9,982.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Muslims and Catholics.^[2]

Mahajjah's principal economic activity is agriculture and the population is rural. The average net income for an individual owning one hectare in the village was around LS 5,000 (US$446). Large landowners who would own 10 hectares would make an average annual income of LS 45,000 (US$4,018).^[3]