'Ish al-Shuhah (Arabic: عش الشوحة, also spelled Ash al-Shuha or Ushsh ash-Shuhah) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Ish al-Shuhah had a population of 342 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[2] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.[3]
'Ish al-Shuhah
عش الشوحة Ushsh ash-Shuhah | |
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Village | |
  'Ish al-Shuhah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°50′59″N 36°19′51″E / 34.84972°N 36.33083°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Talkalakh |
| Subdistrict | Hawash |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 342 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".
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