Sakrah سكرة Sakra | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Sakrah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°42′24″N36°51′11″E / 34.70667°N 36.85306°E /34.70667; 36.85306 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Homs |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,155 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sakrah (Arabic:سكرة, also spelledSakra) is a village in theHoms Governorate in centralSyria, just east ofHoms and on the western fringes of theSyrian Desert. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sakrah had a population of 2,155 in 2004.[1]
In September 2014, a meeting dedicated to Syrian reconciliation was held in Sakrah. Hosted by Homs Governor Talal al-Barazi, the meeting included Secretary-General of the People's Party, Nawaf al-Melhim, village representative Ahmad Awdeh and Pastor Zahri Khaza'al of the Saint Mary Church of the Holy Belt. The delegates called for the restoration of peace and tolerance in Homs and asserted their support for national unity amid theSyrian civil war.[2]
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