Gharnatah
غرناطة al-Ghajar | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Rastan |
Subdistrict | Rastan |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,366 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
Gharnatah ( Arabic: غرناطة, romanized: al-Gharnātah) or al-Ghajar ( Arabic: الغجر, romanized: al-Ghājar also known as Ghajar Amir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharnatah had a population of 5,366 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent. [2]