Official Name: | Alma |
Native Name: | Arabic: علما |
Other Name: | Elmah |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Daraa |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Daraa |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Khirbet Ghazaleh |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 6,297 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 32.7333°N 50°W |
Grid Position: | 267/240 |
Alma or Elmah (Arabic: علما) is a village in the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate, Syria. According to the 2004 census, the population was estimated at 6,297 people.[1]
It is located near Khirbet Ghazaleh and belongs to a sub-district of a same name.
Alma is identified with the ancient Jewish village of Helam or Alema (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αλαμα), a place in Gilead mentioned in 1 Maccabees.[2] [3]