Al-Nufour Explained

Official Name:Al-Nufour
Native Name:النفور
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qatana District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Sa'sa'
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:1203
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Al-Nufour (Arabic: النفور) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Nufour had a population of 1,203 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Al-Nufour as a village between Damascus and the Hauran.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-33-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 149