Gharnatah
غرناطة
al-Ghajar
Village
Gharnatah is located in Syria
Gharnatah
Gharnatah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°E / 34.89583; 36.68444
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictRastan
SubdistrictRastan
Population
 (2004)
  Total5,366
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Gharnatah (Arabic: غرناطة, romanized: al-Gharnātah) or al-Ghajar (Arabic: الغجر, romanized: al-Ghājar also known as Ghajar Amir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharnatah had a population of 5,366 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent.[2]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Khalifa, Mustafa (October 2013). "The Impossible Partition of Syria" (PDF). Arab Reform Initiative. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2013.
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