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Rima,_Qatana Latitude and Longitude:
33°25′5″N 35°54′1″E / 33.41806°N 35.90028°E / 33.41806; 35.90028
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Rima
ريمه
Village
Rima is located in Syria
Rima
Rima
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°25′5″N 35°54′1″E / 33.41806°N 35.90028°E / 33.41806; 35.90028
Country  Syria
Governorate Rif Dimashq Governorate
District Qatana District
NahiyahQatana
Population
 (2004 census) [1]
 • Total1,132
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)

Rima (Arabic: ريمه) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rima had a population of 1,132 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze. [2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Rima's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians . [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Druze communities in the Middle East". British Druze Society. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

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