Gharnatah Explained

Official Name:Gharnatah
Native Name:غرناطة
Other Name:al-Ghajar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.8958°N 36.6844°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rastan
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Rastan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:5,366
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Gharnatah (Arabic: غرناطة|al-Gharnātah) or al-Ghajar (Arabic: الغجر|al-Ghājar also known as Ghajar Amir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharnatah had a population of 5,366 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112185055/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-18-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Web site: Khalifa . Mustafa . The Impossible Partition of Syria . Arab Reform Initiative . 4 . PDF . October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131116212653/http://www.arab-reform.net/sites/default/files/ThematicStudies_Syria_M.Khalifa_October13_Final_Layout_En_0.pdf . November 16, 2013 .