Suran, Hama Governorate

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Suran
صوران
Ṣūrān
Suran is located in Syria
Suran
Suran
Location of Suran in Syria
Coordinates: 35°17′23″N 36°44′36″E / 35.2897°N 36.7433°E / 35.2897; 36.7433
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictSuran
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
29,100
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC3026

Suran (Arabic: صوران, romanizedṢūrān) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to the Hama Governorate. In the 2004 census, Suran had a population of 29,100.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Syrian Arabs of Sunni Muslims.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Suran" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 178

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