Nimreh نمرة Namara | |
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Village | |
  Nimreh Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:32°49′29″N36°42′28″E / 32.824648°N 36.707811°E /32.824648; 36.707811 | |
| 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) |
Nimreh (Arabic:نمرة, also calledNamara) is a village in southernSyria, administratively part of theal-Suwayda Governorate, located northeast ofal-Suwayda. It is situated on the northern end ofJabal al-Arab. Nearby localities includeShaqqa,Hit andal-Junayneh to the north,Shahba,Salim andMardak to the west andMafaalah andQanawat to the southwest. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nimreh had a population of 4,376 in the 2004 census.[1]
In 1838Eli Smith noted Nimreh as being located inHauran Sanjak, and inhabited byDruze and "Greek" Christians.[2]
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