Jamla
Jamla
جملة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 32°48′22″N 35°51′3″E / 32.80611°N 35.85083°E | |
| Grid position | 229/245 PAL |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | al-Shajara |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,916 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EET) |
Jamla (Arabic: جملة, also spelled Gamlah, Jumlah, Jamleh or Al Jamlah) is a village in southwestern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate and immediately east of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. It is situated on the eastern slopes of the Wadi Ruqqad valley. Nearby localities include Abdin to the south, the nahiyah ("subdistrict") center of al-Shajara to the southwest, Nafia to the east, Ayn Zakar to the northeast and Saida to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jamla had a population of 1,916 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.