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Sharqliyya (Arabic: شرقلية, also spelled Sharqlieh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qabu and al-Shinyah to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, Taldou to the northeast and Ghur Gharbiyah to the east.
Sharqliyya
شرقلية Sharqlieh | |
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Village | |
  Sharqliyya Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′9″N 36°30′39″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | al-Qabu |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,347 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sharqliyya had a population of 1,362 in the 2004 census.[1] Its current inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and agriculture is the chief source of income for the village.[2]
History
During the late Ottoman era, in 1829, Sharqliyya was a Turkmen village in the Sanjak of Hama, consisting of 12 feddans.[3] In 1838 Sharqliyya's inhabitants were reported to be Muslims by British scholar Eli Smith.[4]
References
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Batatu, 1999, p. 41.
- Douwes, 2000, p. 228.
- Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179
Bibliography
- Batatu, H. (1999). Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691002541.
- Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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