Suwayri

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Suwayri
صويري
Village
Suwayri is located in Syria
Suwayri
Suwayri
Location in Syria
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Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Homs
Subdistrict Shin
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,966
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

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. (Arabic)
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 182.

Bibliography

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