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Al-Hamrat (Arabic: الحمرات, romanized: al-Ḥamrāt) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is situated in a plain along the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include the subdistrict center of al-Riqama to the north, Shayrat to the northeast, Sadad to the south, Hisyah to the southwest and Jandar to the northwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Hamrat had a population of 1,624 in the 2004 census.[1] It has Syria's only Spoonbill breeding colony.[2]

Al-Hamrat الحمرات
Al-Hamrat Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°27′20″N 36°53′21″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Homs
Subdistrict	Riqama
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,624
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

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