Nimreh
Village in as-Suwayda, Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | Syria |
| Governorate | as-Suwayda |
| District | Shahba |
| Subdistrict | Shahba |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,376 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
In 1838 Eli Smith noted Nimreh as being located in Hauran Sanjak, and inhabited by Druze and "Greek" Christians.[2]
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