Rima, Qatana Explained

Official Name:	Rima
Native Name:	ريمه
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:	Qatana
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2004 census
Population Total:	1132
Population Blank1 Title:	Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:	Religions
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	33.4181°N 35.9003°W

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

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209020400/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-31-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
2. Web site: Druze communities in the Middle East . British Druze Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063025/http://www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html . September 11, 2011 .
3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139