Nahr al-Bared, Syria

Nahr al-Bared
نهر البارد
Nahr al-Bared is located in Syria
Nahr al-Bared
Nahr al-Bared
Coordinates: 35°17′N 36°20′E / 35.283°N 36.333°E / 35.283; 36.333
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah
SubdistrictTell Salhab
Government
 • MayorRazoq Mohamad
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total4,016

Nahr al-Bared (Arabic: نهر البارد) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. It is situated in the al-Ghab plain in the al-Suqaylabiyah District. Nearby localities include Tell Salhab to the south, al-Asharinah to the east, Hawrat Ammorin and al-Suqaylabiyah to the north and al-Mazhal and Ayn al-Kurum to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Nahr al-Bared had a population of 4,016 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.