Qastal al-Burj explained

Official Name:Qastal al-Burj
Native Name:قسطل البرج
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Suqaylabiyah District
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah
Population Total:36
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Blank Name Sec1:City Qrya Pcode
Blank Info Sec1:N/A

Qastal al-Burj (ar|قسطل البرج qasṭal al-burj, al-Borj al-Qastal) is a Syrian village located in Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah in Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the village had a population of 36 in the 2004 census.[1] At the start of the Syrian Civil War it was a Christian village.[2]

Syrian Civil War

In May 2012, the ten Christian families living in the village were displaced by the Syrian rebels. Whether its residents left at request of the rebels or were driven out by force is disputed.[3] [4] On 1 October 2024, Syrian regime forces shelled the village with artillery.[5]

References

35.75°N 52°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. Web site: Al-Tamimi . Aymenn Jawad . November 2012 . Christians in Syria: Separating Fact from Fiction . 22 October 2024 . Henry Jackson Society . 12.
  3. Web site: AsiaNews.it . 16 May 2012 . Syria's war is between Alawis and Sunnis, not against Christians . 2024-10-23 . www.asianews.it . en.
  4. News: 10 May 2012 . Urgent: Armed men displace families from a Christian village in the Hama countryside in Syria . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613175442/https://arabic.upi.com/News/2012/05/10/UPI-36561336658991 . 13 June 2012 . 22 October 2024 . UPI . Arabic.
  5. Web site: Event, Syrian Arab Republic, 377078 Fenix Insight . 2024-10-23 . fenixinsight.com.