Al-Naqirah Explained

Official Name:Al-Naqirah
Other Name:Al-Nuqayrah
Native Name:النقيرة
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
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:2,025
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:34.6644°N 36.6675°W

Al-Naqirah (Arabic: النقيرة, also spelled al-Nuqayrah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include Kafr Aya to the northeast, Maskanah to the west, Abil to the south, Qattinah to the southwest and Tell al-Shur to the west.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Naqirah had a population of 2,025 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. News: Oweis. Khaled Yacoub. Syrian troops and militia push to take Sunni Homs areas. Reuters. 2013-01-26.