Furqlus

al-Furqlus
ٱلْفَرْقَلُس
Fırıklus[1]
Town
1936 aerial view of Furqlus
1936 aerial view of Furqlus
al-Furqlus is located in Syria
al-Furqlus
al-Furqlus
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°36′0″N 37°5′0″E / 34.60000°N 37.08333°E / 34.60000; 37.08333
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictFurqlus
Population
 (2004)
 • Total5,096
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Furqlus (Turkish: Fırıklus,[1] Arabic: ٱلْفَرْقَلُس, romanizedal-Farqalus, Furglus or Furklus) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, east of the city of Homs. Situated at the eastern approaches of the Syrian Desert, the town is located between al-Qaryatayn to the south, Sadad to the southwest, Shinshar to the west, Fatim al-Amuq and al-Sayyid to the northwest, al-Mukharram to the north and Palmyra to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Furqlus had a population of 5,096 in the 2004 census.[2]

  1. ^ a b Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri. — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 15 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
  2. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)