Sakrah

Sakrah
سكرة
Sakra
Village
Sakrah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°42′24″N 36°51′11″E / 34.70667°N 36.85306°E / 34.70667; 36.85306Coordinates: 34°42′24″N 36°51′11″E / 34.70667°N 36.85306°E / 34.70667; 36.85306
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Homs
Subdistrict Homs
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,155
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Sakrah (Arabic: سكرة‎, also spelled Sakra) is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, just east of Homs and on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sakrah had a population of 2,155 in 2004.[1]

In September 2014, a meeting dedicated to Syrian reconciliation was held in Sakrah. Hosted by Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi, the meeting included Secretary-General of the People's Party, Nawaf al-Melhim, village representative Ahmad Awdeh and Pastor Zahri Khaza'al of the Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt. The delegates called for the restoration of peace and tolerance in Homs and asserted their support for national unity amid the Syrian civil war.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ↑ "National Unity Meeting in Homs Countryside to Enhance Unity Among the Syrians". Syrian Arab News Agency. 2014-09-18.
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