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Rima, Qatana

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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.

History

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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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