Jiwar al-Afas

Jiwar al-Afas (Arabic: جوار العفص, also spelled Jewar al-Afs) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jiwar al-Afas had a population of 385 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians. The village has a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church[2][3]

Jiwar al-Afas
جوار العفص
Village
Jiwar al-Afas is located in Syria
Jiwar al-Afas
Jiwar al-Afas
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′44″N 36°14′27″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictNasirah
Population
 (2004)
  Total385
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3


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