Rmah
رماح
village
Rmah is located in Lebanon
Rmah
Rmah
Coordinates: 34°37′10″N 36°15′50″E / 34.61944°N 36.26389°E / 34.61944; 36.26389
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
  Total1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2009)[2]
  Total742 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Rmah (Arabic: رماح) (also Rimah) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

The population in Rmah is mostly Greek Orthodox Christian or Sunni Muslim.[2]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as 'Rummah, whose inhabitants were Greek Orthodox Christian or Alawites, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rmah, Localiban
  2. 1 2 "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 18, 22. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 185

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