Najha

Najha
نجها
Village
Najha is located in Syria
Najha
Najha
Coordinates: 33°23′02″N 36°22′42″E / 33.38392°N 36.37822°E / 33.38392; 36.37822
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictMarkaz Rif Dimashq District
SubdistrictBabbila Subdistrict
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
1,050

Najha (Arabic: نجها) is a Syrian village administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, within the Markaz Rif Dimashq District and the Babbila Subdistrict. According to the 2004 census, it had a population of 1,050.[1]

The village is known for a memorial erected near the cemetery of the Syrian front martyrs from the October 1973 War.

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Nejha as being populated by Sunni Muslims.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Syrian Population Clusters, 2004 General Census". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 149
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