Furqlus
Furqlus (Turkish: Fırıklus, Arabic: ٱلْفَرْقَلُس, romanized: al-Farqalus, Furglus or Furklus) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, east of the city of Homs. Situated at the eastern approaches of the Syrian Desert, the town is located between al-Qaryatayn to the south, Sadad to the southwest, Shinshar to the west, Fatim al-Amuq and al-Sayyid to the northwest, al-Mukharram to the north and Palmyra to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Furqlus had a population of 5,096 in the 2004 census.
al-Furqlus
ٱلْفَرْقَلُس Fırıklus | |
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Town | |
1936 aerial view of Furqlus | |
al-Furqlus Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′0″N 37°5′0″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Furqlus |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,096 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
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