Village in northern Syria
Village in Homs, Syria
al-Mahfurah محفورة |
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34°48′51″N 36°27′7″E / 34.81417°N 36.45194°E / 34.81417; 36.45194 |
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 | 1,845 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | +3 |
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Al-Mahfurah (Arabic: محفورة) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Shin to the southwest, Suwayri to the south, Sharqliyya to the northeast, al-Qabu to the north, Fahel to the northwest and Rabah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mahfurah had a population of 1,845 in the 2004 census.[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. 181
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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Homs Subdistrict | |
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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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