Daminah al-Sharqiyah | |
Native Name: | دمينة الشرقية |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 34.5772°N 36.6778°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Al-Qusayr District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Al-Qusayr |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 1,893 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Daminah al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: دمينة الشرقية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs. Nearby localities include Shinshar to the northeast, al-Buwaida al-Sharqiya to the northwest and al-Qusayr to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Daminah al-Sharqiyah had a population of 1,893 in the 2004 census.[1]
In 1838 Daminah al-Sharqiyah was classified as an abandoned village by English scholar Eli Smith.[2]