Rmah

Rmah
رماح
village
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°37′10″N 36°15′50″E / 34.61944°N 36.26389°E / 34.61944; 36.26389
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Area
 • Total
1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
742 eligible voters
 • Density375/km2 (971/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Rmah (Arabic: رماح, romanized: Rmāḥ, 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.

History

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

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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