Ain al-Ajouz | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name: | عين العجوز |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Talkalakh |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Hawash |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 436 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Ain al-Ajouz (Arabic: عين العجوز), formerly known as Besawme, is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ain al-Ajouz had a population of 436 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.[3]