Shinshar
| Shinshar شنشار Shanshar | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Shinshar Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′0″N 36°44′0″E / 34.60000°N 36.73333°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Qusayr |
| Subdistrict | Al-Qusayr |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,118 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Shinshar (Arabic: شنشار, also spelled Shanshar) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located between Homs to the north, al-Qusayr to the southwest and Shamsin to the south. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shinshar had a population of 3,118 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 173.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
