Barri Sharqi
Barri Sharqi (Arabic: بري شرقي; also spelled Berri Sharqi) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located east of Hama at the edge of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Tell al-Tut and district center Salamiyah to the west, Aqarib to the north, Suha and Uqayribat to the east and al-Mukharram to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barri Sharqi had a population of 4,172 in the 2004 census. In 1838 it was classified as a khirba ("ruined village") by English scholar Eli Smith.
Barri Sharqi
بري شرقي Berri Sharqi | |
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Town | |
Barri Sharqi Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34.980643°N 37.202110°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah |
| Subdistrict | Barri Sharqi |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 4,172 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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