| Official Name: | Namir |
| Native Name: | نامر |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Daraa |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Izra |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shaykh Maskin |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2004 census |
| Population Total: | 2,507 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 32.7947°N 36.2189°W |
Namir (ar|نامر|Nāmir, also transliterated Namer, Namr, Nimr), also known as Namir al-Hawa, is a village in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Izra' District of the Daraa Governorate. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Namir had a population of 2,507.[1] Its inhabitants include Sunni Muslims and Christians.[2]
Namir is situated at an elevation of 580m (1,900feet) above sea level. It is south of the district capital of Izra, southeast of the subdistrict capital Shaykh Maskin, northeast of the governorate capital of Daraa, north of Khirbet Ghazaleh, and northwest of al-Hirak. The area in which Namir lies is characterized by its rich soils and moderate rainfall, historically providing Namir with significant agricultural bounty and relatively sufficient water resources.
Namir was mentioned by the 4th-century historian Eusebius. The 5th-century historian Jerome noted that it was a significant settlement and a place used by Nabatean nomads to encamp and convene.
During Mamluk rule (1260s–1517), Namir was part of the wilaya of Adhri'at (Daraa).
With the advent of Ottoman rule in Syria in 1517, Namir or part of its revenues were granted as a tax-exempt timar (fief) to the amir al-arab (commander of the Bedouin), which was a hereditary office of the Al Hayar family. It was the center of the Banu Malik al-Ashraf nahiye (subdistrict) of the Hauran Sanjak. In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers under the name of 'Tamir'. It had a Muslim population consisting of 98 households and 45 bachelors. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat (7,800 akçe), barley (820 a.), summer crops (610 a.), goats and bee-hives (1500 a.), inanition to winter pastures (407 a.) and "occasional revenues"(610 a.); a total of 11,467 akçe. 9/24 of the income went to a waqf (endowment).
Namir had a Muslim population in 1838.
Namir is one of a few towns in the Daraa Governorate with a significant Christian population.[2] [3] During the Syrian civil war, some of the Christians of Namir joined the local branch of the Popular Committees, organized by the National Defense Forces, which played an auxiliary role in the Syrian Army's recapture of nearby Khirbet Ghazaleh from Free Syrian Army rebels in May 2013.[3]