Daminah al-Sharqiyah

Daminah al-Sharqiyah
دمينة الشرقية
Village
Daminah al-Sharqiyah

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°34′38″N 36°40′40″E / 34.57722°N 36.67778°E / 34.57722; 36.67778
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs Governorate
District Al-Qusayr District
Nahiyah Al-Qusayr
Population (2004)
  Total 1,893
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Daminah al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: دمينة الشرقية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs. Nearby localities include Shinshar to the northeast, al-Buwaida al-Sharqiya to the northwest and al-Qusayr to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Daminah al-Sharqiyah had a population of 1,893 in the 2004 census.[1]

In 1838 Daminah al-Sharqiyah was classified as an abandoned village by English scholar Eli Smith.[2]

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