Shayrat
| Shayrat الشعيرات Sha'irat |
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 Shayrat
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Al-Riqama |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,443 |
Shayrat (Arabic: الشعيرات, also spelled Sha'irat) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Dardaghan to the west, al-Manzul and al-Riqama to the northwest, Sadad to the south and al-Hamrat to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shayrat had a population of 1,443 in the 2004 census.[1] Shayrat had been classified as an abandoned village or khirba by English scholar Eli Smith in 1838.[2]
Shayrat is near a Syrian Air Force base and airfield with the same name.[3]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 175.
- ↑ Syrian Airfields. Global Security.
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