Al-Rastan
Al-Rastan (Arabic: الرستن) is the third lairgest ceety in the Homs Govrenorate,[2] locatit 20 kilometer (12 mi) north o its admeenistrative caipital Homs an 22 kilometer (14 mi) frae Hama. Nearbi localities include Talbiseh an al-Ghantoo tae the sooth, al-Mashrafah tae the sootheast, Tumin tae the north, Deir al-Fardis tae the northwast an Taldou an Houla tae the wast.[3] Al-Rastan haed a population o nearly 40,000 in 2004.[1]
Al-Rastan الرستن | |
|---|---|
  Al-Rastan Location in Sirie | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′N 36°44′E / 34.917°N 36.733°E | |
| Kintra |  Sirie |
| Govrenorate | Homs Govrenorate |
| Destrict | Al-Rastan Destrict |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 39,834 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
References eedit
- ↑ a b General Census o Population an Hoosin 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at Archive.today. Sirie Central Bureau o Stateestics (CBS). Homs Govrenorate. (in Arabic)
- ↑ The first twa lairgest ceeties in the Homs Governorate accordin tae the Central Bureau of Statistics' 2004 census are Homs (652,609 Archived 2012-07-31 at Archive.today) and Tadmur (51,323 Archived 2012-12-20 at Archive.today). (in Arabic)
- ↑ Map depicting surrounding localities of al-Rastan. Homs Region Map. Google Maps World Gazetteer.