Nahr al-Bared, Syria

This article is about a village in northwestern Syria. For other uses, see Nahr al-Bared (disambiguation).

Nahr al-Bared (Arabic: نهر البارد) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain in the al-Suqaylabiyah District. Nearby localities include Tell Salhab to the south, al-Asharinah to the east, Hawrat Ammorin and al-Suqaylabiyah to the north and al-Mazhal and Ayn al-Kurum to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Nahr al-Bared had a population of 4,016 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Nahr al-Bared نهر البارد
Village
Nahr al-Bared
Coordinates: 35°17′N 36°20′E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Hama
District	Al-Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict	Tell Salhab
Government
• Mayor	Razoq Mohamad
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	4,016

Landscape

Although the village is considered modern, it still contains a number of ruins.^{[citation needed]} The village is situated near the Nahr al Bārid river and during the winter regularly receives snow.

Amenities

Nahr al-Bared has three hotels: Sahara Hotel, Abo Allosh and Abo Maher. There are three mosques in the village: al-Sheikh Abd al-Hadi Haidar, al-Sheikh Soliman Moaala and Ali Naser. The village has a large restaurant which can be accessed by using a micro bus. Nahr al-Bared also contains a large petrol station.