Qazhal Explained

Official Name:Qazhal
Other Name:Gazzal, Kazhil
Native Name:قزحل
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Homs
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Khirbet Tin Nur
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:2,271
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:34.7533°N 36.6261°W

Qazhal (Arabic: قزحل, also spelled Gazzal or Kazhil) is a village in western Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, just west of Homs. Nearby localities include the al-Waer suburb of Homs to the east, Khirbet al-Sawda to the north, Khirbet Tin Mahmoud to the northwest and Khirbet Tin Nur to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qazhal had a population of 2,271 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmens.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20121228050203/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-3-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Hürmüzlü. Erşat. Turkish Policy in the Middle East. Turkish Policy Quarterly. Spring 2015. 14. 1. 90.