Qayrun
قيرون | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Qayrun Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°7′58″N 36°20′32″E / 35.13278°N 36.34222°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Masyaf |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,084 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3368 |
Qayrun (Arabic: قيرون) is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qayrun had a population of 1,084 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
The writer Mamdouh Adwan was one of the notable people born in Qayrun.
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 451.