Fahil
Appearance
Fahil
فاحل | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:34°50′49″N36°24′25″E/ 34.84694°N 36.40694°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | al-Qabu |
Elevation | 701 m (2,300 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,775 |
Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Fahil(Arabic:فاحل) is a town in centralSyria,administratively part of theHoms Governorate,northwest ofHoms.Nearby localities includeTaldouandKafr Lahato the northeast andal-Qabuto the west. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics(CBS), Fahil had a population of 5,775 in the 2004 census.[1]Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawitesandGreek Orthodox Christians.[2]
References
[edit]- ^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.180
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