Amar al-Husn explained

Amar al-Husn
Settlement Type:Village
Official Name:'Amar
Native Name:Arabic: عمار الحصن
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:Nasirah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:373
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.755°N 36.2647°W

Amar al-Husn (Arabic: عمار الحصن; also known simply as 'Amar) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Amar al-Husn had a population of 373 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2] The village has an Antiochian Orthodox Church, a Greek Catholic Church and an Evangelical Presbyterian Church.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. [Eli Smith|Smith]
  3. Web site: الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية.
  4. Web site: الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية.