Shayrat
الشعيرات Sha'irat | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°29′34″N 36°56′47″E / 34.49278°N 36.94639°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Al-Riqama |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,443 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Area code | 031 |
Shayrat ( Arabic: الشعيرات, romanized: ash-Shuʿayrāt, also spelled Sha'irat) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Dardaghan to the west, al-Manzul and al-Riqama to the northwest, Sadad to the south and al-Hamrat to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shayrat had a population of 1,443 in the 2004 census. [1] Shayrat had been classified as an abandoned village or khirba by English scholar Eli Smith in 1838. [2]
Shayrat is near Shayrat Air Base. [3]
Shayrat
الشعيرات Sha'irat | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 34°29′34″N 36°56′47″E / 34.49278°N 36.94639°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Al-Riqama |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,443 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Area code | 031 |
Shayrat ( Arabic: الشعيرات, romanized: ash-Shuʿayrāt, also spelled Sha'irat) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Dardaghan to the west, al-Manzul and al-Riqama to the northwest, Sadad to the south and al-Hamrat to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shayrat had a population of 1,443 in the 2004 census. [1] Shayrat had been classified as an abandoned village or khirba by English scholar Eli Smith in 1838. [2]
Shayrat is near Shayrat Air Base. [3]