Fahil (Arabic: فاحل) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northeast and al-Qabu to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Fahil had a population of 5,775 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and Greek Orthodox Christians.[2]

Fahil
فاحل
Village
Fahil is located in Syria
Fahil
Fahil
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°50′49″N 36°24′25″E / 34.84694°N 36.40694°E / 34.84694; 36.40694
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
Subdistrictal-Qabu
Elevation
701 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
5,775
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

Bibliography

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  • 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.