Mas'udiyah (Arabic: مسعودية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Jubb al-Jarrah to the south and Barri Sharqi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mas'udiyah had a population of 1,755 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Mas'udiyah
مسعودية | |
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Coordinates: 34°51′35″N 37°18′18″E / 34.85972°N 37.30500°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Al-Mukharram |
Subdistrict | Jubb al-Jarrah |
Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 1,755 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Genereal Census of Population and Housing 2004". CBS. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings". Times of Israel. Associated Press. 2013-09-16.