Nabe Karkar
Village in Tartus, Syria
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Nabe Karkar (نبع كركر; also spelled Naba'a Kerker) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Safita District of the Tartous Governorate.
Nabe Karkar
نبع كركر | |
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  Nabe Karkar Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′40″N 36°14′53″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Mashta al-Helu |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 273 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
The anthropologist Fabrice Balanche noted that Nabe Karkar's population declined significantly between 1960 and 1994, from 220 inhabitants to 70.[2] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nabe Karkar had a population of 273 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2]