Qumayrah

Qumayrah
قميرة
Village
Qumayrah is located in Syria
Qumayrah
Qumayrah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°43′19″N 36°16′42″E / 34.72194°N 36.27833°E / 34.72194; 36.27833
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictTalkalakh
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
310
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Qumayrah (Arabic: قميرة, also spelled Qmeiry or Qumairy) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qumayrah had a population of 310 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Syrian Civil War

The village was the site of frequent clashes during the Syrian Civil War. On 12 July 2013, 11 people (including 4 civilians) were killed when rebel insurgents attacked the settlement. On 22 February 2014, 35 members of the Syrian armed forces were killed after the village was attacked by the Free Syrian Army.

References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. 1 2 "Shelling kills 15 in Damascus: watchdog". Fox News. Agence-France Presse. 2013-07-12.
  3. ↑ "تكثف الهجمات على درعا وقتلى للنظام بحمص". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-10-02.