Ghawr Gharbiyah
Ghur Gharbiyah
غور غربية Ghor Gharbiya | |
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Village | |
  Ghur Gharbiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°50′45″N36°32′47″E/ 34.84583°N 36.54639°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Taldou |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,016 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ghawr Gharbiyah(Arabic:غور غربية,also spelledGhor GharbiyaorGhouri) is a town in centralSyria,administratively part of theHoms Governorate,northwest ofHoms.Nearby localities includeQazhalto the southeast,Akrad Dayasinahto the east,Burj Qa'ito the northeast,TaldouandKafr Lahato the northwest andSharqliyyaandal-Qabuto the west. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics(CBS), Ghawr Gharbiyah had a population of 4,016 in the 2004 census.[1]Its inhabitants are predominantlyShia Muslims.[2][3]
In 1829, duringOttomanrule, the village consisted of 30feddansand paid 3,080qirshin annual tax revenues.[4]In 1838 Ghawr Gharbiyah was classified as aSunni Muslimvillage.[5]
References
[edit]- ^General Census of Population and Housing 2004.Syria Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS). Homs Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ^Rosen, Nir.A Tale of Two Syrian Villages: Part two.Al-Jazeera English(AJE). 2011-10-26.
- ^What happened in Houla?.Al Jazeera English.2012-01-16.
- ^Douwes, 2000, p. 224.
- ^Smith,in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p.179
Bibliography
[edit]- Douwes, Dick (2000).The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression.I.B. Tauris.ISBN1860640311.
- 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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