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Village in Homs, Syria
Shinshar شنشارShanshar
Village
Shinshar is located in SyriaShinsharShinsharLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 34°36′0″N 36°44′0″E / 34.60000°N 36.73333°E / 34.60000; 36.73333
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictAl-Qusayr
SubdistrictAl-Qusayr
Population
 • Total2 588
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Shinshar (Arabic: شنشار, romanizedShinshār, 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173

Bibliography

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Homs District
Homs
Subdistrict
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Subdistrict
Furqlus
Subdistrict
Hisyah
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Khirbet Tin Nur
Subdistrict
Mahin
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Qabu
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Qaryatayn
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Riqama
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Sadad
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Shin
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Taldou
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Homs Governorate within Syria
Homs Governorate
Mukharram District
Mukharram
Subdistrict
Jubb al-Jarrah
Subdistrict
Qusayr District
Qusayr
Subdistrict
Rastan District
Rastan
Subdistrict
Talbiseh
Subdistrict
Tadmur District
Tadmur
Subdistrict
Sukhnah
Subdistrict
Talkalakh District
Talkalakh
Subdistrict
Hadidah
Subdistrict
Hawash
Subdistrict
Nasirah
Subdistrict


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