Suwayri

Suwayri
صويري
Village
Suwayri

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°54′55″N 36°27′43″E / 34.91528°N 36.46194°E / 34.91528; 36.46194
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Homs
Subdistrict Shin
Population (2004)
  Total 2,966
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Suwayri (Arabic: صويري, also spelled Suweireh or Swarey) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Shin to the northwest, al-Mahfurah to the north, Ghur Gharbiyah to the northeast, Qazhal to the east, Khirbet Tin Nur to the southeast, Khirbet al-Hamam to the south, Hadidah to the southwest and Mazinah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Suwayri had a population of 2,966 in the 2004 census, making it the second largest locality in the Shin nahiyah ("subdistrict").[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

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