Hurayra

Hurayra (Arabic: هريرة) or Harira is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hurayra had a population of 2,455 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Hurayra
هريرة
Village
Hurayra is located in Syria
Hurayra
Hurayra
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°39′57″N 36°7′5″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAl-Zabadani District
NahiyahMadaya
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total2,455
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. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 146

Bibliography

  • 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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