Qarmas Explained

Official Name:Qarmas
Native Name:قرمص
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.9097°N 36.455°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Masyaf
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Awj
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5,331
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Qarmas (Arabic: قرمص, also spelled Qurmus) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Aqrab to the north, Tell Dahab to the east, Kafr Laha to the southeast, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the south, Maryamin to the southwest, Awj and Kafr Kamrah to the west and Baarin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mahrusah had a population of 5,331 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-17-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Smith and Robinson, 1841, p. 180.