Najha
Village in Rif Dimashq, Syria
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Najha (Arabic: نجها) is a Syrian village administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, within the Markaz Rif Dimashq District and the Babbila Subdistrict. According to the 2004 census, it had a population of 1,050.[1]
Najha
نجها | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Najha | |
| Coordinates: 33.38392°N 36.37822°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Markaz Rif Dimashq District |
| Subdistrict | Babbila Subdistrict |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,050 |
The village is known for a memorial erected near the cemetery of the Syrian front martyrs from the October 1973 War.
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Nejha as being populated by Sunni Muslims.[2]
