Gharnatah غرناطة al-Ghajar ( الغجر ) |
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Village | |
Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°ECoordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°E | |
Country |
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Governorate | Homs |
District | Rastan |
Subdistrict | Rastan |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,366 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Al-Ghajar (Turkish: El-Kacer,Arabic: الغجر, translit. Al-Ghārjar) or Gharnatah (Turkish: El-Gırnata,Arabic: غرناطة, translit. al-Gharnātah, also known as Ghajar Amir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Gharnatah had a population of 5,366 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims of Turkmen descent.