al-Buwaidah al_Sharqiyah
البويضة الشرقية al-Buwaideh al-Sharqiyeh | |
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Village | |
  al-Buwaidah al_Sharqiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′16″N 36°38′45″E / 34.60444°N 36.64583°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Qusayr |
| Subdistrict | Al-Qusayr |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,196 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Al-Buwaidah al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: 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 al-Dabaah to the southwest, Damina al-Sharqiya to the southeast, Shinshar to the east and Qattina to the northwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Buwaidah al-Sharqiyah had a population of 3,196 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
In the 19th-century it was reported that most of the village was built from basalt rock.[3]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Smith, 1841, p. 176.
- ^ Socin, p. 405.