Suwayri

Suwayri
صويري
Village
Suwayri
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°54′55″N 36°27′43″E / 34.91528°N 36.46194°E / 34.91528; 36.46194
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Homs
Subdistrict Shin
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,966
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) +3

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

  1. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 182.

Bibliography

  • Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.