Gharnatah
| Gharnatah غرناطة Ghajar Amir | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Gharnatah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°ECoordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Rastan |
| Subdistrict | Rastan |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,366 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Gharnatah (Arabic: غرناطة, also known as Ghajar Amir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharnatah had a population of 5,366 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent.[2][3]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Khalifa, Mustafa (October 2013). "The Impossible Partition of Syria" (PDF). Arab Reform Initiative. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2013.
- ↑ "مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد". Al-Ayyam (in Arabic). 2014-03-03.
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