Alma, Syria

Alma or Elmah (علما) is a village in the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate, Syria. According to the 2004 census, the population was estimated at 6,297 people.

It is located near Khirbet Ghazaleh and belongs to a sub-district of a same name.

History
Alma is identified with the ancient Jewish village of Helam or Alema (Αλαμα), a place in Gilead mentioned in 1 Maccabees.