Nimreh
Sign in to saveNimreh (, also called Nimra) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of Suwayda. It is situated on the northern end of Jabal al-Arab. Nearby localities include Shaqqa, Hit and al-Junaynah to the north, Shahba, Slaim and Murdok 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.
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It is catalogued under topics including Druze communities in Syria and Populated places in Shahba District.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- village
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Shahba District
- Population
- 4376
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Nimreh (, also called Nimra) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of Suwayda. It is situated on the northern end of Jabal al-Arab. Nearby localities include Shaqqa, Hit and al-Junaynah to the north, Shahba, Slaim and Murdok 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.
==History== In 1838 Eli Smith noted Nimreh as being located in Hauran Sanjak, and inhabited by Druze and Antiochian Greek Christians.
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