Fahil

Fahil (Arabic: فاحل‎) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northeast and al-Qabu to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Fahil had a population of 5,775 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and Greek Orthodox Christians.[2]

This article is about the village in central Syria. For Brazilian footballer, see Fahel.
Fahil

فاحل
Village
Fahil
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°50′49″N 36°24′25″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
Subdistrictal-Qabu
Elevation
701 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total5,775
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.


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