Balqasah بلقسة | |
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Village | |
BalqasahLocation in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°44′27″N 36°29′41″E / 34.74083°N 36.49472°E / 34.74083; 36.49472 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Khirbet Tin Nur |
Population | |
• Total | 2,078 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Balqasah (Arabic: بلقسة, also spelled Belukseh) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Balqasah had a population of 2,078 in the 2004 census, making it the third largest locality in the subdistrict of Khirbet Tin Nur. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
References
- "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182
Bibliography
- 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.
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