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Village in Homs, Syria

Hajar Abyad حجر الابيض
Village
Hajar Abyad is located in SyriaHajar AbyadHajar AbyadLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 34°41′17″N 36°14′24″E / 34.68806°N 36.24000°E / 34.68806; 36.24000
Country Syria
Governorate Homs
District Talkalakh
Subdistrict Hawash
Population (2004)
• Total 351
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST) +3

Hajar Abyad (Arabic: حجر الابيض; also spelled Hajar al-Abyad) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hajar Abyad had a population of 351 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "Syria mediators 'killed by pro-regime militiamen'". BBC News. 2013-07-16.