Mafkar Sharqi

Mafkar Sharqi
مفكر شرقي
Village
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Salamiyah
Subdistrict Barri Sharqi
Population (2004)
  Total 802
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
City Qrya Pcode C3270

Mafkar Sharqi (Arabic: مفكر شرقي, also spelled al-Mufakkir al-Sharqi) is a Syrian village located in the Barri Sharqi Subdistrict of the al-Salamiyah District in the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mafkar Sharqi had a population of 802 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Ismaili Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Mirza, Garib; Al-Khateeb, Humam (September 2015). "The Conflict in the Town of Salamiyah A Model for the Formation of 'Mafias' in Syria" (PDF). www.drsc-sy.org. Democratic Republic Studies Center. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

Coordinates: 35°00′37″N 37°13′30″E / 35.0103°N 37.2250°E / 35.0103; 37.2250

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