Zaidal
Town in Syria
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Zaidal (Arabic: زيدل, also spelled Zaydal) is a town in the Homs Governorate of central Syria, just east of Homs, forming a part of its suburbs. Nearby localities include Fairouzeh to the south and the Homs neighborhoods of Karm al-Zaitun, al-Sabil and al-Zahra to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zaidal had a population of 5,710 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Syriac Christians.[2][3]
Notable people
- Rosemary Barkett (1939-): American judge and former nun, whose parents were from Zaidal.
- Ramón Exeni (es) (1938-): Argentine recognized physician, whose father was born in Florida but raised in Zaidal.[4]
