Al-Mahfurah

Al-Mahfurah (Arabic: محفورة) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Shin to the southwest, Suwayri to the south, Sharqliyya to the northeast, al-Qabu to the north, Fahel to the northwest and Rabah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mahfurah had a population of 1,845 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

al-Mahfurah
محفورة
Village
al-Mahfurah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°48′51″N 36°27′7″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictShin
Population
 (2004)
  Total1,845
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3
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