Daminah al-Sharqiyah explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215191045/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-13-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 176.