Rikama [1] ( Arabic: الرقاما ) is a small town in western Syria located in the Homs governorate. It is part of the Homs district. It is the center of the same name Nakhi.
| City | |
| Rikama | |
|---|---|
| Arab. الرقاما | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Area | Homs |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 805 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 3,900 people ( 2004 ) |
Geographical position
The city is located in the western part of the governorate, on the western outskirts of the Syrian desert , at an altitude of 805 meters above sea level [2] .
Rikama is located approximately 21 kilometers (in a straight line) southeast of Homs , the provincial capital, and 121 kilometers northeast of Damascus , the country's capital.
Population
According to the official census of 2004, the population of the city was 3900 people (2001 men and 1899 women). There were 698 households [3] . In the confessional composition of the population, the Alawites prevail [4] .
Transport
The nearest civilian airport is Basil Al-Assad International Airport [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Syria. Reference card (scale 1: 1 000 000). - GUGK, 1977
- ↑ 1 2 Ar Riqama, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer.
- ↑ Data from the official 2004 census (ar.) (Link not available - history ) . Central Bureau of Statistics Syria.
- ↑ The Impossible Partition of Syria . Arab Reform Initiative (October 2013). Archived on November 16, 2013.