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]
Al-Masriyah
المصرية | |
|---|---|
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 | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
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