Nahr al-Bared, Syria

This article is about a village in northwestern Syria. For other uses, see Nahr al-Bared (disambiguation).
Nahr al-Bared
نهر البارد
Village
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]
 • Total
4,016

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.

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)