Nimreh
Nimreh (Arabic: نمرة, also called Namara) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of al-Suwayda. It is situated on the northern end of Jabal al-Arab. Nearby localities include Shaqqa, Hit and al-Junayneh to the north, Shahba, Salim and Mardak to the west and Mafaalah and Qanawat to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nimreh had a population of 4,376 in the 2004 census.[1]
Nimreh نمرة Namara | |
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Village | |
  Nimreh Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32.824648°N 36.707811°E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Al-Suwayda Governorate |
| District | Shahba District |
| Nahiyah | Shahba |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,376 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2019-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
Bibliography
- Betts, Robert Brenton (2010). The Druze. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300048106.
- Firro, Kais (1992). A History of the Druzes. 1. BRILL. ISBN 9004094377.
- Fowden, Elizabeth Key (1999). The Barbarian Plain: Saint Sergius between Rome and Iran. University of California Press. ISBN 0520216857.
- Myers, E. A. (2010). The Ituraeans and the Roman Near East: Reassessing the Sources. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521518873.
- Porter, Josias Leslie (1858). A Handbook for Travellers in Syria and Palestine. 1. Murray.
- Russel, Francis (2011). Places in Syria: A Pocket Grand Tour. Frances Lincoln Ltd. ISBN 0711231664.
- Sivertsev, Alexei (2002). Private Households and Public Politics in 3rd-5th Century Jewish Palestine. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN 3161477804.
External links
- Map of town, Google Maps
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