Rimat al-Luhuf
Rimat al-Luhuf
ريمة اللحف، ريمة الفخور Rimat al-Fukhour | |
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Village | |
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  Rimat al-Luhuf | |
| Coordinates: 32°50′02″N 36°31′26″E / 32.83389°N 36.52389°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Suwayda |
| District | Suwayda |
| Subdistrict | al-Mazraa |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,925 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rimat al-Luhuf (Arabic: ريمة اللحف), also known as Rimat al-Fukhour (Arabic: ريمة الفخور) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Suwayda Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rimat al-Luhuf had a population of 1,925 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze, with a Sunni Muslim Bedouin minority. Most of the Bedouins reside in the northern part of the village, an area known as Al-Manshiyah.[2]
Religious buildings
[edit]- Maqam Al-Miqdad ibn Amr (Druze Shrine)
- Mosque
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Al-Suwayda Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063025/http://www.britishdruze.org.uk/popups/detailed_druzes.html
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