Shinshar Explained

Official Name:Shinshar
Native Name:شنشار
Other Name:Shanshar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.6°N 36.7333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Qusayr
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Qusayr
Population Total:2, 588
Population As Of:2017
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Shinshar (Arabic: شنشار|Shinshār, also spelled Shanshar) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located between Homs to the north, al-Qusayr to the southwest and Shamsin to the south. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shinshar had a population of 3,118 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-13-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. [Eli Smith|Smith]