Nabe Karkar Explained

Official Name:Nabe Karkar
Native Name:نبع كركر
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:Tartus
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Safita
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Mashta al-Helu
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:273
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:34.8444°N 36.2481°W

Nabe Karkar (Arabic: نبع كركر; also spelled Naba'a Kerker) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate.

The anthropologist Fabrice Balanche noted that Nabe Karkar's population declined significantly between 1960 and 1994, from 220 inhabitants to 70. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nabe Karkar had a population of 273 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112162353/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-16-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004