Jiwar al-Afas explained

Jiwar al-Afas
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name:Arabic: جوار العفص
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Talkalakh
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Nasirah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:385
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.7789°N 36.2408°W

Jiwar al-Afas (Arabic: جوار العفص, also spelled Jewar al-Afs) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jiwar al-Afas had a population of 385 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians. The village has a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. Web site: الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية.
  3. Web site: الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية.