Al-Nizariyya ) is a village in central

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, administratively part of the

Homs Governorate Homs Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen Governorates of Syria, governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its geography differs in various locations in the governorate, from to . ...

, located southwest of

Homs Homs ( ; ), known in pre-Islamic times as Emesa ( ; ), is a city in western Syria and the capital of the Homs Governorate. It is Metres above sea level, above sea level and is located north of Damascus. Located on the Orontes River, Homs is ...

. It is situated off the

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and at the northeastern border of

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. Nearby localities include

Zita al-Gharbiyah Zita al-Gharbiyah (, also spelled Zeita) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the north, Ka ...

to the northwest,

Rableh Rablah (; 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 southwest, Zit ...

and al-Qusayr to the north and

Hisyah Hisyah (, also spelled Hasya, Hasiyah, Hesa or Hessia) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located about 35 kilometers south of Homs. Situated on the M5 Highway between Homs and Damascus, nearby localities in ...

further to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nazariya had a population of 3,813 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. On 19 October 2011, during the Syrian uprising against the government of

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, opposition activists claimed two people were killed by security forces in Nazariya. On 26 March 2012, human rights group

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stated one of its activists, Jassim Khaled Diab, was detained by Syrian authorities.Miller, James
Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Will the US Aid the Opposition?
''EA World View''. 2012-03-26.

References

Populated places in al-Qusayr District {{HomsSY-geo-stub