Back نوى Arabic نوى (مدينه فى ناحيه نوى) ARZ Науа (Сирия) Bulgarian نەوا، سووریا CKB Nawa (Syrien) German نوا (سوریه) Persian Nawa (Syyria) Finnish נווה (עיר בסוריה) HE Նավա (քաղաք) Armenian ნავა Georgian
Nawa
نوى | |
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  Nawa Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′20″N 36°02′35″E / 32.88889°N 36.04306°E | |
| Grid position | 247/255 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | 'Izra |
| Subdistrict | Nawa |
| Elevation | 563 m (1,847 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 59,170 |
Nawa (Arabic: نَوَىٰ, romanized: Nawā) is a city in Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa Governorate. It has an altitude of 568 meters (1,864 ft). In 2007 it had a population of 59,170, making it the 28th largest city per geographical entity[clarification needed] in Syria.
During classical antiquity, it was known as Neve - a name encountereded by the Bordeaux Pilgrim in 333-334 and still mentioned by Abulfeda (1273–1331) in Mamluk times - or Naveh, and was part of the Roman province of Arabia Petraea.[1][2][3][4][5] In the Byzantine period it was a Jewish city.[5]
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- ^ Goodman, Martin (2002), Jews in a Graeco-Roman World, Clarendon Press: Oxford, p. 70 ISBN 0-19-815078-4.
- ^ Hüttenmeister and Reeg (1977), Die antiken Synagogen in Israel ('The Ancient Synagogues in Israel', in German), vol. 1, Wiesbaden, pp. 336–339 ISBN 3920153685.
- ^ a b Schumacher, G.; Oliphant, L.; Le Strange, G. (1886). "Nawa". Across the Jordan; being an exploration and survey of part of Hauran and Jaulan. New York: Scribner and Welford. pp. 167-180 (see 172-174). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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