Masudiyah
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Place in Homs, Syria
Mas'udiyah
مسعودية | |
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Mas'udiyah is located in Syria Mas'udiyah Mas'udiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′35′′N 37°18′18′′E / 34.85972°N 37.30500°E / 34.85972; 37.30500 | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Mukharram |
| Subdistrict | Jubb al-Jarrah |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 1,755 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Mas'udiyah (Arabic: مسعودية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Jubb al-Jarrah to the south and Barri Sharqi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mas'udiyah had a population of 1,755 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
On 23 December 2016, ISIL launched an attack on the village, resulting in the deaths of 13 local militia members.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Genereal Census of Population and Housing 2004". CBS. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings". Times of Israel. Associated Press. 2013年09月16日.
- ^ "هجوم عنيف للتنظيم على مسقط رأس بثينة شعبان يخلف 13 قتيلا للنظام". www.zamanalwsl.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025年01月20日.
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