Al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah explained

Official Name:al-Buwaidah al_Sharqiyah
Other Name:al-Buwaideh al-Sharqiyeh
Native Name:البويضة الشرقية
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:Al-Qusayr
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Qusayr
Settlement Type:Village
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:3,196
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:34.6044°N 36.6458°W

Al-Buwaidah al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: البويضة الشرقية, also spelled al-Buwaideh al-Sharqiyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr and al-Dabaah to the southwest, Damina al-Sharqiya to the southeast, Shinshar to the east and Qattina to the northwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Buwaidah al-Sharqiyah had a population of 3,196 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

In the 19th-century it was reported that most of the village was built from basalt rock.[3]

Syrian civil war

The village was the site of the al-Buwaida al-Sharqiya massacre in May 2012, during the Syrian civil war. Opposition activists claimed 13 factory workers were killed by the government's security forces, while Syrian government sources blamed rebel forces for the killings[4]

On 8 June 2013, the town was recaptured by the Syrian Army during the Al-Qusayr offensive.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20121204165131/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-13-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 176.
  3. Socin, p. 405.
  4. Web site: New Syria 'mass killing' reported ahead of UN meeting. BBC News. 1 June 2012.
  5. News: Syrian Army Captures Village Near Qusair as Assad Extends Gains. Glen Carey. Bloomberg. 8 June 2013. 9 June 2013.