Suwayri صويري | |
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Village | |
SuwayriLocation 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 | |
• Total | 2,966 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Suwayri (Arabic: صويري, also spelled Suweireh or Swarey) is a village in western 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"). Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
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.
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