Najran
نجران Nijran | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°50′46″N 36°26′48″E / 32.84611°N 36.44667°E | |
Grid position | 285/250 |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | as-Suwayda |
District | as-Suwayda |
Subdistrict | al-Mazraa |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,995 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Najran (Arabic: نجران, also spelled Nijran) is a village in southern Syria lying south of the Lejah plain, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located northwest of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Harran to the northwest, Ariqah to the northeast, ad-Duweri and Qarrasa to the west, ad-Dour and Sami' to the southwest, al-Mazraa and al-Majdal to the south and Kafr al-Laha to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Najran had a population of 2,995 in the 2004 census.[1]