Village in Homs, Syria
Suwayri صويري |
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Village |
34°54′55″N 36°27′43″E / 34.91528°N 36.46194°E / 34.91528; 36.46194 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Homs |
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District | Homs |
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Subdistrict | Shin |
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Population (2004) |
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• Total | 2,966 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | +3 |
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Suwayri (Arabic: صويري, also spelled Suweireh or Swarey) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Shin to the northwest, al-Mahfurah to the north, Ghur Gharbiyah to the northeast, Qazhal to the east, Khirbet Tin Nur to the southeast, Khirbet al-Hamam to the south, Hadidah to the southwest and Mazinah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Suwayri had a population of 2,966 in the 2004 census, making it the second largest locality in the Shin nahiyah ("subdistrict").[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
Homs Governorate
Homs District |
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Homs Subdistrict | - Homs
- Abil
- Abu Dali
- Ashrafiyah
- al-Dar al-Kabirah
- Fahilah
- Fairouzeh
- Hubub al-Rih
- Halmuz
- al-Hurriyah
- Jawalik
- Jawbar
- Judaydat al-Assi
- Judaydat al-Sharqiyah
- Kafr Abed
- Kafr Aya
- Maskanah
- al-Mubarakiyah
- al-Mukhtariyah
- al-Najmah
- al-Naqirah
- Qattinah
- al-Rayyan
- al-Riyadh
- Sakrah
- Teir Maalah
- Tell Ahmar
- Tell al-Naqa
- Tell al-Shur
- Tell Zubaydah
- al-Thabitiyah
- Zaidal
- Zhuriyah
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Ayn al-Niser Subdistrict | |
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Furqlus Subdistrict | |
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Hisyah Subdistrict | |
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Khirbet Tin Nur Subdistrict | |
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Mahin Subdistrict | |
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Qabu Subdistrict | |
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Qaryatayn Subdistrict | |
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Riqama Subdistrict | |
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Sadad Subdistrict | |
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Shin Subdistrict | |
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Taldou Subdistrict | |
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Mukharram Subdistrict | |
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Jubb al-Jarrah Subdistrict | - Jubb al-Jarrah
- Abu Qatur
- Aliyat al-Alyan
- Duwayr al-Gharbiyah
- Duwayr al-Sharqiyah
- Ghuzayliyah
- Maksar al-Hisan
- Masaadah
- Masudiyah
- Mughayzil
- Muntar al-Abal
- Mushayrifah al-Qibliyah
- Rasm Humaydah
- Shiha
- Taladi
- Tall al-Qata
- Tarfawi
- Tawil
- Umm al-Rif (al-Rish)
- Umm Tuwaynah al-Shamali
- Usmud
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Rastan Subdistrict | |
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Talbiseh Subdistrict | |
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Tadmur Subdistrict | |
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Sukhnah Subdistrict | |
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Talkalakh Subdistrict | |
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Hadidah Subdistrict | |
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Hawash Subdistrict | |
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Nasirah Subdistrict | |
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