Arqaya
'Arqaya غزيلة | |
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Village | |
'Arqaya Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°48′49″N 36°28′41″E / 34.81361°N 36.47806°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Taldou |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,307 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
'Arqaya (Arabic: عرقايا) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Arqaya had a population of 1,307 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 181.
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.
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