Ain al-Ajouz
Appearance
Ain al-Ajouz
عين العجوز | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°46′45″N 36°18′57″E / 34.7791340°N 36.3159444°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Talkalakh |
Subdistrict | Hawash |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 436 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ain al-Ajouz (Arabic: عين العجوز), formerly known as Besawme, is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ain al-Ajouz had a population of 436 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
- ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".