Al-Qurayya
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Al-Qurayya (Arabic: القريا; also spelled al-Qrayya or Kureiyeh) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the al-Suwayda Governorate, located south of al-Suwayda. Nearby localities include Bosra to the southwest, Hout to the south, Salkhad to the southeast, al-Kafr, Hibran and Sahwat al-Khudr to the northeast, Sahwat Bilata and Rasas to the north and 'Ara and al-Mujaymer to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qurayya had a population of 6,789 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the al-Qurayya nahiyah which consists of four towns with a combined population of 9,892.[1]
al-Qurayya
القريا al-Qrayya | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 32°32′33″N 36°35′49″E | |
Grid position | 299/217 PAL |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | as-Suwayda |
District | Salkhad |
Subdistrict | al-Qurayya |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 6,789 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |