Deir Ful Explained

Official Name:Deir Ful
Other Name:Derful
Dayr Foul
Дэр Фуль
Native Name:دير فول
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:Al-Rastan
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Talbiseh
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:1,614
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:34.9242°N 36.8422°W

Deir Ful (Arabic: دير فول, also spelled Derful or Deir Foul) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the west, al-Zaafaraniyah to the southwest, al-Mishirfeh and Ayn al-Niser to the south, Danibah and Khunayfis to the east, Izz al-Din to the northeast and Ghor al-Assi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Ful had a population of 1,614 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

The village was established in 1878–1880 by Kumyk emigrants (muhajirs) from the Northern Caucasian Dagestan, settlements of Utamish, Bashlykent and Karabudaghkent, later joined by Kumyks from the Kumyk possession of the Russian Empire and many other Dagestan people.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112201713/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-19-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. News: "Северокавказская диаспора Сирии надеется на Россию" (Northern Caucasian diaspora in Syria hopes for Russian help). 2017-06-23. ru. 2017-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801184930/http://kavpolit.com/articles/severokavkazskaja_diaspora_sirii_nadeetsja_na_ross-20519/. dead.