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Al-Nufour

Coordinates:33°18′31″N36°06′21″E/ 33.308489°N 36.105832°E/33.308489; 36.105832
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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″N36°06′21″E/ 33.308489°N 36.105832°E/33.308489; 36.105832
CountrySyria
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 aSyrianvillage in theQatana Districtof theRif Dimashq Governorate.According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS), Al-Nufour had a population of 1,203 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

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In 1838,Eli Smithnoted Al-Nufour as a village betweenDamascusand theHauran.[2]

References

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  1. ^abGeneral Census of Population and Housing 2004Archived2013-01-12 atarchive.today.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate.(in Arabic)
  2. ^Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p.149

Bibliography

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  • 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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