Al-Dar al-Kabirah | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name: | الدار الكبيرة |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Homs Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Homs District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Homs |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 7,280 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 34.7863°N 36.6827°W |
Al-Dar al-Kabirah (Arabic: الدار الكبيرة|Al-Dār al-Kabīrāh, also spelled Dar al-Kabera) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, forming a northwestern suburb of Homs. Nearby localities include Khirbet al-Sawda to the west and al-Ghantu and Teir Maalah to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Dar al-Kabirah had a population of 7,280 in the 2004 census.[1] A significant portion of the inhabitants are Turkmens.[2]