Al-Shuwayhid

Al-Shuwayhid
شواهد
Village
Al-Shuwayhid

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°44′16″N 36°16′17″E / 34.73778°N 36.27139°E / 34.73778; 36.27139
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Talkalakh
Subdistrict Hawash
Population (2004)
  Total 654
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Al-Shuwayhid (Arabic: شواهد, also spelled al-Shuwaihed) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Shuwayhid had a population of 654 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Haq, Anna (2013-07-19). "The Plight of Syrian Minorities". Counter Punch.
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