Rima, Qatana

Coordinates: 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
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahQatana
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total1,132
Time zoneUTC+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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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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