Hosh Arab

Hosh Arab or Hawsh Arab (Arabic: حوش عرب‎) is a Syrian village in the Al-Tall District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hosh Arab had a population of 2,073 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Hosh Arab

حوش عرب

Hawsh Arab
Village
Hosh Arab
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°48′51″N 36°26′44″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAl-Tall District
NahiyahRankous
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total2,073
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 172

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.



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