Al-Rayyan, Syria should not be confused with Rayan, Idlib.
Official Name: | Al-Rayyan |
Native Name: | الريان |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Homs |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Homs |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 4,876 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Coordinates: | 34.6519°N 36.8525°W |
Al-Rayyan (Arabic: الريان) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs. Nearby localities include Sakrah to the north, al-Haraki to the northeast, al-Sayyid to the east, al-Riqama to the southeast, Judaydat al-Sharqiyah to the southwest, Maskanah to the west and Zaidal and Fairouzeh to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rayyan had a population of 4,876 in the 2004 census.[1]