Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali

Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali
حوش السيد علي
Hosh al-Sayyed Ali
Village
Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°27′37″N 36°29′50″E / 34.46028°N 36.49722°E / 34.46028; 36.49722
Country Syria
Governorate Homs
District Al-Qusayr
Subdistrict Al-Qusayr
Population (2004)
  Total 541
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali (Arabic: حوش السيد علي, also known as Hosh al-Sayyed Ali) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately east of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include al-Masriyah to the northwest, al-Qusayr to the northeast, Rablah to the east, al-Nizariyah to the south. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali had a population of 541 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Hodeib, Mirella (2012-10-13). "Lebanese in Syrian villages gear up". The Daily Star. Lebanon Wire.
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