Huraysun

Village in Tartus, Syria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Huraysun (Arabic: حريصون; also transliterated Harisun), also known as Qamu (Arabic: القاموع) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Baniyas District of the Tartus Governorate, located east of Baniyas. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Huraysun had a population of 2,765 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are mostly Alawites.[2]

Country Syria
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
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Huraysun
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Huraysun is located in Syria
Huraysun
Huraysun
Coordinates: 35°14′9″N 35°57′49″E
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictBaniyas
SubdistrictBaniyas
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total
2,675
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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Sources

  • Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

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