Al-Naqirah

Al-Naqirah
النقيرة
Al-Nuqayrah
Village
Al-Naqirah

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°39′52″N 36°40′3″E / 34.66444°N 36.66750°E / 34.66444; 36.66750
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Homs
Subdistrict Homs
Population (2004)
  Total 2,025

Al-Naqirah (Arabic: النقيرة, also spelled al-Nuqayrah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include Kafr Aya to the northeast, Maskanah to the west, Abil to the south, Qattinah to the southwest and Tell al-Shur to the west.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Naqirah had a population of 2,025 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

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