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Al-Ghantu
Sign in to saveAl-Ghantoo () or al-Ghantu, ALA-LC: al-Ghānṭū: but the original name is spelled: الغُنْثُر/ Al-Ghonthor, which means the land of fountains) is a town in the west of Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. Nearby towns include Talbisa to the northeast and Taldou further to the northwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Ghantu had a population of 9,412 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, many of whom are Turkmens.
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- Syria
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- Talbiseh Subdistrict
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
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Al-Ghantoo () or al-Ghantu, ALA-LC: al-Ghānṭū: but the original name is spelled: الغُنْثُر/ Al-Ghonthor, which means the land of fountains) is a town in the west of Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. Nearby towns include Talbisa to the northeast and Taldou further to the northwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Ghantu had a population of 9,412 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims, many of whom are Turkmens.
Most of its residents work in agriculture, and many farmers specialize in vegetables such as lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, peppers and others. Olive groves have increased annually. There are many places of interest in the village including old Ancient Roman bridges and water mills on the al-Assali River which passes through the west side of the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Ghantu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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