Deir Ful دير فول Derful Dayr Foul Дэр Фуль | |
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Village | |
  Deir Ful Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°55′27″N36°50′32″E / 34.92417°N 36.84222°E /34.92417; 36.84222 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Al-Rastan |
| Subdistrict | Talbiseh |
| Control | Syrian Opposition |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,614 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Deir Ful (Arabic:دير فول, also spelledDerful orDeir Foul) is a village in northernSyria, administratively part of theHoms Governorate, located northeast ofHoms. Nearby localities includeal-Rastan to the west,al-Zaafaraniyah to the southwest,al-Mishirfeh andAyn al-Niser to the south,Danibah andKhunayfis to the east,Izz al-Din to the northeast andGhor al-Assi to the northwest. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Ful had a population of 1,614 in the 2004 census.[1]
The village was established in 1878–1880 byKumyk emigrants (muhajirs) fromthe Northern CaucasianDagestan, settlements ofUtamish,Bashlykent andKarabudaghkent, later joined by Kumyks from theKumyk possession of the Russian Empire and many other Dagestan people.[2] The population consisted of 383 people by 1882 and had grown to 120 families by 1906 (meaning likely 600-800 people).[3] The town had been taken over by the Islamic State by 2014.[4] Russia began launching airstrikes against Islamic State targets in the area on 30 September 2015.[5]
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