Al-Sayyid, Syria Explained

Official Name:al-Sayyid
Other Name:al-Sayed
Native Name:الصايد
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 Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Homs District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Furqlus
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:1,309
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:34.6383°N 37.0261°W

Al-Sayyid (Arabic: الصايد|aṣ-Ṣāyid, also spelled al-Sayed) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located east of Homs in the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Fatim al-Arnouk to the immediate northeast, Tell Shinan to the northwest and Furqlus to the southeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sayyid had a population of 1,309 in the 2004 census.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-5-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004