Masudiyah

Mas'udiyah
مسعودية
Mas'udiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°51′35″N 37°18′18″E / 34.85972°N 37.30500°E / 34.85972; 37.30500Coordinates: 34°51′35″N 37°18′18″E / 34.85972°N 37.30500°E / 34.85972; 37.30500
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Al-Mukharram
Subdistrict Jubb al-Jarrah
Population (2004)[1]
  Total 1,755
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) +3

Mas'udiyah (Arabic: مسعودية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Jubb al-Jarrah to the south and Barri Sharqi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mas'udiyah had a population of 1,755 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. "Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings". Times of Israel. Associated Press. 2013-09-16.
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