Al-Kadir (Arabic: الكدير, also spelled al-Kader) is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located in the Syrian Desert with the Euphrates River to the northeast, the nearby village of al-Kawm to the south and Deir ez-Zor to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Kadir had a population of 694 in the 2004 census.[1]
al-Kadir
الكدير al-Kader | |
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Village | |
  al-Kadir Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′25″N 38°50′33″E / 35.27361°N 38.84250°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Tadmur District |
| Nahiyah | Al-Sukhnah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 694 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Syrian Civil War
editISIL captured Al-Kadir as a part of their expansion into Syria in 2014. The town was liberated by Syrian Army forces on the 15 August 2017.
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
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