Nimreh

Nimreh (Arabic: نمرة, also called Nimra) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of 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] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

Nimreh نمرة Nimra
Village
Nimreh Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32.824648°N 36.707811°E / 32.824648; 36.707811
Country	Syria
Governorate	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 Antiochian Greek Christians.^[2]

Religious buildings

• Maqam Umm Jadoukh (Druze Shrine)

See also

• Druze in Syria