Al-Zaafaraniyah Explained

Official Name:Al-Zaafaraniyah
Native Name:الزعفرانية
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.8953°N 36.7781°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Rastan
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Talbiseh
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:5,102
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Al-Zaafaraniyah (Arabic: الزعفرانية, also spelled al-Za'afaranah) is a village in the northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. Nearby localities include Mashrafah to the southeast, Talbiseh to the southwest, Tasnin and Kafr Nan to the west, al-Rastan to the northwest and Deir Ful and Izz al-Din to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Zaafaraniyah had a population of 5,102 in the 2004 census.[1]

In 1838 al-Zaafaraniyah was classified as a seasonal village or khirba by English scholar Eli Smith.[2]

Syrian Civil War

See also: Syrian civil war and Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2022). On 8 May 2022, a man associated with the Syrian Army's Intelligence Directorate was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the village.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112201713/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-19-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Smith, 1841, p. 175.
  3. Web site: New assassination Assistant among "Military Intelligence Branch" killed in Homs. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 8 May 2022.