Barri Sharqi
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Barri Sharqi بري شرقي Berri Sharqi |
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Town | |
Location in Syria | |
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Country | Syria |
Governorate | Hama Governorate |
District | Al-Salamiyah District |
Nahiyah | Barri Sharqi |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,172 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Barri Sharqi (Arabic: بري شرقي) also spelled Berri Sharqi) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located east of Hama at the edge of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Tell al-Tut and district center al-Salamiyah to the west, Aqarib to the north, Suha and Uqayribat to the east and al-Mukharram to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barri Sharqi had a population of 4,172 in the 2004 census.[1] In 1838 it was classified as a khirba ("ruined village") by English scholar Eli Smith.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 177.
Bibliography
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