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Arnah

Coordinates: 33°22′1″N 35°52′44″E / 33.36694°N 35.87889°E / 33.36694; 35.87889
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Arnah
عرنة
Village
Arnah is located in Syria
Arnah
Arnah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°22′1″N 35°52′44″E / 33.36694°N 35.87889°E / 33.36694; 35.87889
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQatana
SubdistrictQatana
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,146
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Arnah (Arabic: عرنة) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Arnah had a population of 3,146 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.[2]

History

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

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "The Lebanese Army on high alert near Mount Hermon". The Daily Star.
  3. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

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