Deir Ful
دير فول Derful Dayr Foul Дэр Фуль | |
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Village | |
  Deir Ful Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′27″N 36°50′32″E / 34.92417°N 36.84222°E | |
| Country | 
Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Rastan |
| Subdistrict | Talbiseh |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,614 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
Deir Ful ( Arabic: دير فول, also spelled Derful) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the west, al-Zaafaraniyah to the southwest, al-Mishirfeh and Ayn al-Niser to the south, Danibah and Khunayfis to the east, Izz al-Din to the northeast and Ghor al-Assi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Ful had a population of 1,614 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Circassians.[ citation needed]
History
The village was established in 1878–1880 by Kumyk emigrants ( muhajirs) from the Northern Caucasian Dagestan, settlements of Utamish, Bashlykent and Karabudaghkent, later joined by Kumyks from the Kumyk possession of the Russian Empire and many other Dagestan people. [2]
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ ""Северокавказская диаспора Сирии надеется на Россию" (Northern Caucasian diaspora in Syria hopes for Russian help)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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