Hamer, Daraa

Hamer
حامر
Village
Hamer
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32°56′41″N 36°17′26″E / 32.94472°N 36.29056°E / 32.94472; 36.29056
PAL271/261
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzraa
SubdistrictIzraa
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
430

Hamer (Arabic: حامر) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Izraa District in the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hamer had a population of 430 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

History

In 1838, Hamir was noted as a ruin, situated "in the Luhf, west of the Lejah".[2]

Religious buildings

  • Mosque

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Deprecated link archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 155

Bibliography

  • 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.