Al-Rastan

Al-Rastan () is the third largest city in the Homs Governorate, located north of its administrative capital Homs and from Hama. Nearby localities include Talbiseh and al-Ghantu to the south, al-Zaafaraniyah and al-Mashrafah to the southeast, Murayj al-Durr to the northeast, Tumin to the north, Deir al-Fardis to the northwest and Kafr Nan and the Houla village cluster to the west. Ar-Rastan had a population of nearly 40,000 in 2004.

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Place details

Locality: الرستن
Region: محافظة حمص
Country: سوريا
Population: 53,152
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Al-Rastan
Settlement.image_skyline: Rastan, 1934-39.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Ar-Rastan (on hill in background) and waterwheel (forefront) separated by Orontes River, 1930s
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Homs
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Al-Rastan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Al-Rastan
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Country: Syria
Located in: Ar-Rastan Subdistrict
Population: 61176
Elevation: 430
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Al-Rastan District
Image: Rastan, 1934-39.jpg
Significant event: Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh

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History
Classical era
Byzantine era
Islamic era
Modern era
Syrian civil war
Demographics
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It occupies the site of the Hellenistic-era city of Arethusa () and still contains some of its ancient ruins. It continued to exist as a relatively small, but strategic town throughout the early Islamic and Ottoman eras. Ar-Rastan is situated adjacently south of the large bridge linking Homs and Hama. The total land area of the town is 350 hectares. It is the site of the al-Rastan Dam, a major dam on the Orontes River that has a retaining capacity of 225 million m3. The dam is principally used for irrigation. The city also contains one of Syria's principal marlstone quarries.

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