Al-Dar al-Kabirah

Al-Dar al-Kabirah
الدار الكبيرة
Dar al-Kabera
Village
Al-Dar al-Kabirah

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°47′10.73″N 36°40′57.58″E / 34.7863139°N 36.6826611°E / 34.7863139; 36.6826611
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs Governorate
District Homs District
Nahiyah Homs
Population (2004)
  Total 7,280
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Al-Dar al-Kabirah (Arabic: الدار الكبيرة, also spelled Dar al-Kabera) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, forming a northwestern suburb of Homs. Nearby localities include Khirbet al-Sawda to the west and al-Ghantu and Teir Maalah to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Dar al-Kabirah had a population of 7,280 in the 2004 census.[1] A significant portion of the inhabitants are Turkmens.[2]

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Hürmüzlü, Erşat (Spring 2015). "Turkish Policy in the Middle East". Turkish Policy Quarterly 14 (1): 90.


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