Nimreh

Nimreh نمرة Namara
Village
Nimreh Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32°49′29″N 36°42′28″E / 32.824648°N 36.707811°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Al-Suwayda Governorate
District	Shahba District
Nahiyah	Shahba
Population (2004 census)[1]
• Total	4,376
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

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]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (Arabic)

Bibliography

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• 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