Rima, Qatana

Rima ريمه
Village
Rima Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°25′5″N 35°54′1″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	Qatana District
Nahiyah	Qatana
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	1,132
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

• Druze in Syria
• Christianity in Syria

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

Bibliography

• Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.