Jubb Ramlah

Jubb Ramlah (Arabic: جب رملة, also spelled Jub Ramleh) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Deir Shamil to the west, Tell Salhab to the north, Safsafiyah to the northeast and Asilah to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jubb Ramlah had a population of 3,329 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2]

Jubb Ramlah

جب رملة

Jub Ramleh
Town
Jubb Ramlah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°12′33″N 36°25′49″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMasyaf
SubdistrictJubb Ramlah
Population
 (2004)
  Total3,329
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

Bibliography

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