Hasrajiyah

Hasrajiyah (Turkish: Hasırciye,[1] Arabic: حصرجية, romanized: Hāsīrjīyyah, also spelled Hasrajieh) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hasrajiyah had a population of 519 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3]

Hasrajiyah

حصرجية

Hasırciye[1]
Village
Hasrajiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°43′36″N 36°15′22″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictTalkalakh
Population
 (2004)
  Total519
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3

History

In 1838, its inhabitants were noted as being predominantly Turkmen.[4]

References

  1. Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri. — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 15 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  3. Haq, Anna (2013-07-19). "The Plight of Syrian Minorities". Counter Punch.
  4. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 182

Bibliography

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