Al-Qusayr District ( ar-at, منطقة القصير,
manṭiqat al-Qusair) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...
in central
Syria. The
administrative centre is the city of
Al-Qusayr. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 107,470.
Sub-districts
The district of Al-Qusayr is divided into two sub-districts or
nawāḥī (population as of 2004
):
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Al-Qusayr Subdistrict (ناحية القصير): population 70,965.
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Al-Hoz Subdistrict (ناحية الحوز): population 36,505. - formed in 2010
Localities of the sub-district
According to the
Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the following villages along with the towns of
al-Qusayr and
Al-Hoz
Al-Houz ( ar, الحوز, also spelled al-Huz) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the south ...
, make up the district of al-Qusayr:
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al-Qusayr 29818 / ( ar, القصير)
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al-Hoz
Al-Houz ( ar, الحوز, also spelled al-Huz) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Situated at the southern edge of Lake Qattinah, nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the south ...
2239 / ( ar, الحوز)
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Rablah
Rablah ( ar, ربلة; also spelled Rableh, Ribla or Ribleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Just east of the border with Lebanon, nearby localities include al-Nizariyah to the s ...
5328 / ( ar, ربلة)
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al-Ghassaniyah 4509 / ( ar, الغسانية)
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al-Aqrabiyah
Aqrabiyah ( ar, العقربية, also spelled Akrabieh or Aqrabieh; also known as al-Buwaydah al-Gharbiyah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately east and north of t ...
(al-Buwaydah al-Gharbiyah) 4326 ( ar, العقربية_البويضة الغربية)
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al-Nizariyah 3813 / ( ar, النيزارية)
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Jusiyah al-Amar 3447 / ( ar, جوسية العمار)
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al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah
Al-Buwaidah al-Sharqiyah ( ar, البويضة الشرقية, also spelled al-Buwaideh al-Sharqiyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr and a ...
3196 / ( ar, البويضة الشرقية)
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al-Dabaa 3129 / ( ar, الضبعة)
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Shinshar
Shinshar ( ar, شنشار, Shinshār, also spelled Shanshar) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located between Homs to the north, al-Qusayr to the southwest and Shamsin to the south. According to the ...
3118 / ( ar, شنشار)
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Dahiyat al-Majd 3061 / ( ar, ضاحية المجد)
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Zita al-Gharbiyah 2922 / ( ar, زيتا الغربية)
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Arjoun
Arjoun ( ar, عرجون, Arjūn, also spelled Arcun or Arjoon), is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the southwest, al-Qusayr to the sout ...
2465 / ( ar, عرجون)
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an-Naim 2290 / ( ar, الناعم)
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Zira'ah 2250 / ( ar, زراعة)
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Daminah al-Sharqiyah 1893 / ( ar, دمينة الشرقية)
*Jubaniyah (Ramtout) 1857 / ( ar, (جوبانية (رام توت)
*Dibbin 1696 / ( ar, دبين)
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Kafr Mousa
Kafr Mousa ( ar, كفر موسى, also spelled Kafr Musa) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include Ghassaniya to the north, Damina al-Gharbiya to the east, a ...
1610 / ( ar, كفر موسى)
*al-Qurniyah 1329 / ( ar, القرنية)
*Mudan 1230 / ( ar, مودان)
*Bluzah 1159 / ( ar, بلوزة)
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Tell al-Nabi Mando (Qadesh) 1068 /( ar, تل النبي مندو_قادش)
*al-Hawi (al-Haweek) 1050 / ( ar, الحاوي_الحاويك)
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Husseiniya 1018 / ( ar, الحسينية)
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Daminah al-Gharbiyah 1012 / ( ar, دمينة الغربية)
*Samaqiat Gharbiyah 866 / ( ar, سماقيات غربية)
*Samaqiat Sharqiyah 864 / ( ar, سماقيات شرقية)
*al-Souadiyah 861 / ( ar, السوادية)
*Hawsh Murshed Samaan 802 / ( ar, حوش مرشد سمعان)
*al-Fadhliyah 798 / ( ar, الفاضلية)
*al-Burhaniyah (al-Radwaniyah) 744 / ( ar, البرهانية_الرضوانية)
*al-Saloumiyah 725 / ( ar, السلومية)
*al-Shoumariyah 713 / ( ar, الشومرية)
*Diyabiyah 698 / ( ar, ديابية)
*Ras al-Ain (Hasabiyah) 690 / ( ar, رأس العين_حسابية)
*Saqirjah (Ain al-Tannour) 674 / ( ar, سقرجة_عين التنور)
*al-Sakher (Hit) 656 / ( ar, الصخر_هيت)
*Abou Jouri 652 / ( ar, أبو جوري)
*al-Masriyah 618 / ( ar, المصرية)
*Hawsh al-Said Ali 541 / ( ar, حوش السيد علي)
*al-Nahriyah 529 / ( ar, النهرية)
*al-Hammam 526 / ( ar, الحمام)
*al-Shiahat 520 / ( ar, الشياحات)
*Ain al-Safa (Akoum) 506 / ( ar, عين الصفا_أكوم)
*Kammam 474 / ( ar, كمام)
*al-Hamra 431 / ( ar, الحمراء)
*Wadi al-Hourani 379 / ( ar, وادي الحوراني)
*al-Muh 377 / ( ar, الموح)
*Umm Haratain Atiq 345 / ( ar, أم حارتين عتيق)
*al-Aatafiyah 317 / ( ar, العاطفية)
*al-Khaldiyah 270 / ( ar, الخالدية)
*al-Masitbah 258 / ( ar, المصيطبة)
*al-Buwait 181 / ( ar, البويت)
*Dahiraj 156 / ( ar, دحيرج)
*Wadi Hanna 138 / ( ar, وادي حنا)
*al-Andalus 106 / ( ar, الأندلس)
*Koukran (al-Sadiat) 102 / ( ar, كوكران_السعديات)
*al-Hamidiyah 64 / ( ar, الحامدية)
*al-Haidariyah 56 / ( ar, الحيدرية)
References
Districts of Homs Governorate
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