Al-Khalidiyah (Arabic: الخالدية, also spelled Khaldiyeh) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, south of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Buhum to the southwest, Ayyubiyah to the south, Maarin al-Jabal to the southeast, al-Jinan to the east and Surayhin to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Khalidiyah had a population of 4,740 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Al-Khalidiyah
الخالدية
Khaldiyeh
Village
Al-Khalidiyah is located in Syria
Al-Khalidiyah
Al-Khalidiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°4′34″N 36°44′4″E / 35.07611°N 36.73444°E / 35.07611; 36.73444
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
4,740

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179

Bibliography

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  • Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.
  • 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.