Al-Masriyah
Al-Masriyah المصرية | |
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Village | |
Al-Masriyah Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°27′52″N 36°29′0″E / 34.46444°N 36.48333°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Qusayr |
Subdistrict | Qusayr |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 618 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Al-Masriyah (Arabic: المصرية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north and south of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include Zita al-Gharbiyah to the north, al-Qusayr to the northeast, Zira'a and Rablah. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Masriyah had a population of 618 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]
References
- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ Hodeib, Mirella (2012-10-13). "Lebanese in Syrian villages gear up". The Daily Star. Lebanon Wire.
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