Al-Mukharram

Al-Mukharram
المخرم
Al-Mukharram al-Fawqani
Al-Mukharram is located in Syria
Al-Mukharram
Al-Mukharram
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°49′N 37°5′E / 34.817°N 37.083°E / 34.817; 37.083
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictAl-Mukharram
SubdistrictAl-Mukharram
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total6,202
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Al-Mukharram (Arabic: المخرم), also known as Mukharram al-Fawqani (Arabic: المخرم الفوقاني; also spelled Makhem Fuqani or Mkhurem Fouqani) is a small city in central Syria, capital of the al-Mukharram District, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 42 kilometres (26 miles) northeast of Homs.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Lotti, Giuseppe; Mecca, Saverio. "Earthen Domes et Habitats: Villages of Northern Syria, An Architectural Heritage Shared by East and West". Edizioni ETS. p. 201.