Beer Ajam
بئر عجم | |
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Coordinates: 33°03′11.68″N 35°52′1.62″E / 33.0532444°N 35.8671167°E | |
Grid position | 231/273 |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Quneitra |
District | Quneitra |
Subdistrict | Quneitra |
Settled | 1872 |
Elevation | 942 m (3,091 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 353 |
• Religions | Sunni Muslim |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | 14 |
Beer Ajam (Arabic: بئر عجم, romanized: Biʾr ʿAjam, also spelled Bir Ajam, lit. "Non-Arabs' Spring") is a Syrian Circassian village in the Quneitra Governorate in the Syrian controlled portion of the Golan Heights. It has been inhabited for about 150 years. Its first houses were built in 1872. Nearby localities include Quneitra to the north, Naba al-Sakhr to the northeast, al-Harra to the east, Namer to the southeast and Bariqa to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beer Ajam had a population of 353 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are Circassians from the Abadzekh and Kebertei tribes.