It is the southernmost governorate, covering an area of 5,550 km², and is part of the historic Hawran region.

Most inhabitants of As-Suwayda are employed in agriculture, cultivating crops such as grapes, apples, olives, and wheat.

Additionally, it has integrated Christian communities that have long coexisted harmoniously with the Druze in these mountains.

[5] There is also a sizable Eastern Orthodox minority, and a small Muslim refugee community from mainly Daraa Governorate as well as other parts of Syria.

[1] Due to low birth and high emigration rates, Christians proportion in As-Suwayda had declined.