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Rakham

Rakham
رخم
Village
Rakham is located in Syria
Rakham
Rakham
Coordinates: 32°43′13″N 36°20′37″E / 32.72028°N 36.34361°E / 32.72028; 36.34361
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictIzra
SubdistrictHirak
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
547
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rakham (Arabic: رخم) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Rakham had a population of 547 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christian, with a Sunni Muslim minority.

Demographics

In 2011, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church had approximately 400 believers.[2]

Religious buildings

  • St. George Greek Orthodox Church[3][4]
  • Saints Peter and Paul Melkite Greek Catholic Church[5]
  • Mosque

See also

References

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Melkite :: Melkites".
  3. ^ "University of Balamand Lebanon".
  4. ^ "البشارة".
  5. ^ "Melkite :: Melkites".
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