Al-Naimah
| Al-Naimah النعيمة | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Al-Naimah | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′2″N 36°9′26″E / 32.63389°N 36.15722°E | |
| Grid position | 259/227 PAL |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Daraa |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,472 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Naimah (Arabic: النعيمة), also al-Naima, al-Naimeh or Elnaymah, is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located east of Daraa. Nearby localities include Ataman to the northwest and Saida to the east.
History
In the Ottoman tax registers of 1596, it was a village located the nahiya of Butayna, Qada of Hauran, under the name of Nu'ayma. It had a population of 35 households and 12 bachelors, all Muslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 15,600 akçe.[2]
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Naimah had a population of 7,472 in the 2004 census.[1]
References
- 1 2 "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 214
Bibliography
- Hütteroth, Wolf-Dieter; Abdulfattah, Kamal (1977). Historical Geography of Palestine, Transjordan and Southern Syria in the Late 16th Century. Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten, Sonderband 5. Erlangen, Germany: Vorstand der Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. ISBN 3-920405-41-2.
External links
- Map of town, Google Maps
- Deraa-map, 22L
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