Al-Bayadah
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Place in Homs Governorate, Syria
Al-Bayadah
البياضة | |
|---|---|
  Al-Bayadah | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′57″N 36°43′42″E / 34.74917°N 36.72833°E / 34.74917; 36.72833 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs Governorate |
| District | Homs District |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 35,010 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Bayadah (Arabic: البياضة, sometimes spelled Al-Bayada or Bayyada) is a quarter of Homs, the capital of Homs Governorate.[1] In 2004 it had a population of 35,000.[2]
While under the control of the Free Syrian Army and under attack by government forces, the neighbourhood was the site of one of the first chemical weapons attacks of the Syrian Civil War on 23 December 2012, in which approximately 100 residents were killed, most likely by Agent 15.[3][4]
- ↑ "Al-Bayadah- Wikimapia". Wikimapia.
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ↑ Harel, Amos (24 December 2012). "Syrian rebels claim Assad regime uses chemical weapons 24 December 2012". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Rogin, Josh (15 January 2013). "Secret State Department cable: Chemical weapons used in Syria". Foreign Policy The Cable. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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