Qumayrah
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Qumayrah
قميرة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qumayrah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′19″N 36°16′42″E / 34.72194°N 36.27833°E / 34.72194; 36.27833 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Talkalakh |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 310 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Qumayrah (Arabic: قميرة, also spelled Qmeiry or Qumairy) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qumayrah had a population of 310 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
The village was the site of frequent clashes during the Syrian Civil War. On 12 July 2013, 11 people (including 4 civilians) were killed when rebel insurgents attacked the settlement.[2] On 22 February 2014, 35 members of the Syrian armed forces were killed after the village was attacked by the Free Syrian Army.[3]
References
- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- 1 2 "Shelling kills 15 in Damascus: watchdog". Fox News. Agence-France Presse. 2013-07-12.
- ↑ "تكثف الهجمات على درعا وقتلى للنظام بحمص". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
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