Shinshar شنشارShanshar | |
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Village | |
ShinsharLocation in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°36′0″N 36°44′0″E / 34.60000°N 36.73333°E / 34.60000; 36.73333 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Al-Qusayr |
Subdistrict | Al-Qusayr |
Population | |
• Total | 2 588 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Shinshar (Arabic: شنشار, romanized: Shinshār, 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
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 173
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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