Suwayri صويري | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Suwayri Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°54′55″N36°27′43″E / 34.91528°N 36.46194°E /34.91528; 36.46194 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Shin |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,966 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Suwayri (Arabic:صويري, also spelledSuweireh orSwarey) is a village in westernSyria located northwest ofHoms in theHoms Governorate. Nearby towns includeShin to the northwest,al-Mahfurah to the north,Ghur Gharbiyah to the northeast,Qazhal to the east,Khirbet Tin Nur to the southeast,Khirbet al-Hamam to the south,Hadidah to the southwest andMazinah to the west. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Suwayri had a population of 2,966 in the 2004 census, making it the second largest locality in the Shinnahiyah ("subdistrict").[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.[2]
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