Qarmas
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| Qarmas قرمص Qurmus | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Qarmas | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′35″N 36°27′18″E / 34.909725°N 36.455040°ECoordinates: 34°54′35″N 36°27′18″E / 34.909725°N 36.455040°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Awj |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,331 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Qarmas (Arabic: قرمص, also spelled Qurmus) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Aqrab to the north, Tell Dahab to the east, Kafr Laha to the southeast, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the south, Maryamin to the southwest, Awj and Kafr Kamrah to the west and Baarin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mahrusah had a population of 5,331 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith and Robinson, 1841, p. 180.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). 'Helfaya&source=gbs_navlinks_s Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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