Sakrah Explained

Official Name:Sakrah
Other Name:Sakra
Native Name:سكرة
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:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Homs
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Homs
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:2,155
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.7067°N 36.8531°W

Sakrah (Arabic: سكرة, also spelled Sakra) is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, just east of Homs and on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sakrah had a population of 2,155 in 2004.[1]

In September 2014, a meeting dedicated to Syrian reconciliation was held in Sakrah. Hosted by Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi, the meeting included Secretary-General of the People's Party, Nawaf al-Melhim, village representative Ahmad Awdeh and Pastor Zahri Khaza'al of the Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt. The delegates called for the restoration of peace and tolerance in Homs and asserted their support for national unity amid the Syrian civil war.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Census of Population 2004.. 2014-07-10.
  2. News: National Unity Meeting in Homs Countryside to Enhance Unity Among the Syrians. Syrian Arab News Agency. 2014-09-18.