Jarjisa (Arabic: جرجيسا, romanized: Jarjeesa) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southwest of Hama. It is situated on the eastern banks of the Orontes River, the border between the governorates of Hama and Homs. Nearby localities include Tumin to the east, al-Rastan to the southeast, Kafr Nan to the southwest, Hirbnafsah to the west, Deir al-Fardis to the northwest and al-Biyah to the north.
Jarjisa جرجيسا | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°56′37″N 36°41′36″E / 34.94361°N 36.69333°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama |
District | Hama |
Subdistrict | Hirbnafsah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,352 |
Demographics
editAccording to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Jarjisa had a population of 4,352 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims[2] and were recorded as Muslims in 1838.[3]
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد. Al-Ayyam (in Arabic). 2014-03-03. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178
Bibliography
edit- Douwes, Dick (2000). The Ottomans in Syria: a history of justice and oppression. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 1860640311.
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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