Qayrun
Village in Hama, Syria
Qayrun قيرون | |
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35°7′58″N 36°20′32″E / 35.13278°N 36.34222°E / 35.13278; 36.34222 | |
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Governorate | Hama |
District | Masyaf |
Subdistrict | Masyaf |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,084 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
City Qrya Pcode | C3368 |
Qayrun (Arabic: قيرون) is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qayrun had a population of 1,084 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
The writer Mamdouh Adwan was one of the notable people born in Qayrun.
References
Bibliography
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
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