title: Nimreh
text: # Nimreh
  
  Nimreh (Arabic: نمرة, also called Namara) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located northeast of al-Suwayda. It is situated on the northern end of Jabal al-Arab. Nearby localities include Shaqqa, Hit and al-Junayneh to the north, Shahba, Salim and Mardak to the west and Mafaalah and Qanawat to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nimreh had a population of 4,376 in the 2004 census.
  
  ## History
  
  In 1838 Eli Smith noted Nimreh as being located in Jebel Hauran, and inhabited by Druze and "Greek" Christians.
  
  