Yahmur

See also: Yohmor, Beqaa
Yahmur
يحمور
Town
Yahmur is located in Syria
Yahmur
Yahmur
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°49′11″N 35°58′8″E / 34.81972°N 35.96889°E / 34.81972; 35.96889
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictTartus
SubdistrictKhirbet al-Ma'zah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total3,772

Yahmur (Arabic: يحمور; also spelled Yahmour) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located along the road between Safita in the east and Tartus to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Yahmur had a population of 3,722 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Nearby is Chastel Rouge (Qal'at Yahmur), a Crusader-era castle.

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ Fabrice Balanche (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.


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