Najran, Syria
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Najran نجران Nijran |
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| Village | |
 Najran
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| Coordinates: 32°50′46″N 36°26′48″E / 32.84611°N 36.44667°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Al-Suwayda Governorate |
| District | Al-Suwayda District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Mazraa |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 2,995 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Najran (Arabic: نجران, also spelled Nijran) is a village in southern Syria lying south of the Lejah plain, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located northwest of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Harran to the northwest, Ariqah to the northeast, ad-Duweri and Qarrasa to the west, ad-Dour and Sami' to the southwest, al-Mazraa and al-Majdal to the south and Kafr al-Laha to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Najran had a population of 2,995 in the 2004 census.
Najran takes its name from the South Arabian city of Najran, many of whose inhabitants, the Balharith, were expelled from the city in the 520s and settled the district of Trachonitis (the Lejah plain), then part of the Arabia Petraea province. They came under the protection of their ancient relatives, the Ghassanids.
In the Byzantine era, (late 4th–6th century), a church was built in Najran by Monophysite Arab Christians, likely from Najran in South Arabia. During the early Islamic era, the Christian community of Najran was expelled by Umar ibn al-Khattab, leading to some migrating to the Najran of Hauran.
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