"Maarat al-Numan (Arabic: مَعَرَّة النُّعْمَان, Maʿarrat al-Nuʿmān), also known as al-Maʿarra, is a city in northwestern Syria, 33 km (21 mi) south of Idlib and 57 km (35 mi) north ...
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of Hama, with a population of about 58,008 before the Civil War (2004 census). In 2017, it was estimated to have a population of 80,000, including several displaced by fighting in neighbouring towns. It is located on the highway between Aleppo and Hama and near the Dead Cities of Bara and Serjilla.
The city, known as Arra to the Greeks, has its present-day name combined from the Greek name and that of its first Muslim governor, Nu´man ibn Bashir al-Ansari, a companion of Muhammad. The Crusaders called it Marre." - (en.wikipedia.org 28.01.2020)
- Latitude35.643333435059
- Longitude36.668334960938
