Umm al-Zaytun

Umm al-Zaytun
أم الزيتون
Umm ez-Zeitoun
Village
Umm al-Zaytun
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32°54′21″N 36°36′20″E / 32.90583°N 36.60556°E / 32.90583; 36.60556
Country Syria
Governorateas-Suwayda
DistrictShahba
SubdistrictShahba
Population
 (2004)
  Total
1,913
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Umm al-Zaytun (also spelled Umm ez-Zeitoun) is a village in the al-Suwayda Governorate in southwestern Syria. It is situated along the southeastern edge of the Lejah lava plateau, northwest of the city of al-Suwayda. Umm al-Zaytun had a population of 1,913 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are Druze.