Deir Baalbah
Deir Ba'albah (Arabic: دير بعلبة, also spelled Dayr Baalbeh) is the north-easternmost neighborhood of the city of Homs in central Syria. Nearby places include the al-Bayda and al-Abbasiyah neighborhoods to the south, and the villages of al-Mishirfeh and al-Jabiriyah to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Ba'albah had a population of 44,975 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Deir Ba'albah
دير بعلبة | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
  Deir Ba'albah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′10″N 36°44′40″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Homs District |
| Nahiyah | Homs |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 44,975 |
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Smith, 1841, p. 175.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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