Al-Nufour

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Al-Nufour
النفور
Village
Al-Nufour is located in Syria
Al-Nufour
Al-Nufour
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°18′31″N 36°06′21″E / 33.308489°N 36.105832°E / 33.308489; 36.105832
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahSa'sa'
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total1,203
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 149

Bibliography[edit]

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


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