Asiliyah

Village in Homs, Syria
Asiliyah
عسيلة
Usaylah
Village
34°57′24″N 36°50′53″E / 34.95667°N 36.84806°E / 34.95667; 36.84806
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictRastan
SubdistrictRastan
Population
 (2004)
 • Total360
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Asiliyah (Arabic: عسيلة, also known as Usaylah or Asila) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs on the southern banks of the Orontes River. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Asiliyah had a population of 360 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Circassians from the Bzhedug and Shapsugh tribes.[2]

References

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Circassians of Syria: Opting for the Rightful Cause Circassian Voices. 2012-07-12.
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