Arnah
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| native_name = عرنة
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| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Rif Dimashq
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| subdivision_name2 = Qatana
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Arnah ({{langx|ar|عرنة}}) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Arnah had a population of 3,146 at the 2004 census.[https://web.archive.org/web/20191209020400/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-31-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Druze.{{cite news |title=The Lebanese Army on high alert near Mount Hermon |url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/GetArticleBody.aspx?id=302635&fromgoogle=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814163853/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/GetArticleBody.aspx?id=302635&fromgoogle=1 |archive-date=14 August 2015 |access-date=5 April 2025 |work=The Daily Star}}
History
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Arnah's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/139/mode/1up 139]
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- {{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}}
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{{Rif Dimashq Governorate|qatana}}
Category:Druze communities in Syria
Category:Populated places in Qatana District
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