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Village in as-Suwayda, Syria
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.
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History
In 1838
Eli Smith noted Nimreh as being located in
Jebel Hauran, and inhabited by
Druze and "Greek" Christians.
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References
Bibliography
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ISBN
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ISBN
978-0521518871.
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Porter, Josias Leslie (1858).
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Robinson, E.;
Smith, E. (1841).
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ISBN
978-0711231665.
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ISBN
3161477804.
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