Qazhal
Qazhal (Arabic: قزحل, also spelled Gazzal or Kazhil) is a village in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, just west of Homs. Nearby localities include the al-Waer suburb of Homs to the east, Khirbet al-Sawda to the north, Khirbet Tin Mahmoud to the northwest and Khirbet Tin Nur to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qazhal had a population of 2,271 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmens.[2]
Qazhal قزحل Gazzal, Kazhil | |
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Qazhal Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°45′12″N 36°37′34″E | |
Country | |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Khirbet Tin Nur |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,271 |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Hürmüzlü, Erşat (Spring 2015). "Turkish Policy in the Middle East". Turkish Policy Quarterly. 14 (1): 90.
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