Al-Jayyid

Al-Jayyid (Arabic: الجيد, also spelled al-Jid or al-Jayyad) is a village in northern Syria located in the Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Jayyid had a population of 2,242 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

Al-Jayyid
الجيد
Al-Jid, al-Jayyad
Village
Al-Jayyid is located in Syria
Al-Jayyid
Al-Jayyid
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°33′13″N 36°18′41″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictSuqaylabiyah
SubdistrictQalaat al-Madiq
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,242
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3202

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Wood, Josh (2013-10-18). "Syrian farmers re-create their country village in Lebanese city". Al Jazeera America.
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