Official Name: | Huraysun |
Other Name: | Qamu |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Tartus |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Baniyas |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Baniyas |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 2,675 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.2358°N 35.9636°W |
Huraysun (; also transliterated Harisun), also known as Qamu (ar|القاموع) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Baniyas District of the Tartus Governorate, located east of Baniyas. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Huraysun had a population of 2,765 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are mostly Alawites.