Daminah al-Sharqiyah
Daminah al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: دمينة الشرقية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs. Nearby localities include Shinshar to the northeast, al-Buwaida al-Sharqiya to the northwest and al-Qusayr to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Daminah al-Sharqiyah had a population of 1,893 in the 2004 census.[1]
Daminah al-Sharqiyah
دمينة الشرقية | |
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Village | |
Daminah al-Sharqiyah Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°34′38″N 36°40′40″E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs Governorate |
District | Al-Qusayr District |
Nahiyah | Al-Qusayr |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,893 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
In 1838 Daminah al-Sharqiyah was classified as an abandoned village by English scholar Eli Smith.[2]
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Smith, 1841, p. 176.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. Vol. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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