Sharqliyya
Sign in to saveSharqliyya (, also spelled Sharqlieh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qabu and al-Shinyah to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, Taldou to the northeast and Ghur Gharbiyah to the east.
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It sits within the topics Alawite communities in Syria and Populated places in Homs District.
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Sharqliyya (, also spelled Sharqlieh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qabu and al-Shinyah to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, Taldou to the northeast and Ghur Gharbiyah to the east.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sharqliyya had a population of 1,362 in the 2004 census. Its current inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and agriculture is the chief source of income for the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sharqliyya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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