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Umm al-Amad

Umm al-Amad
أم العمد
Village
Umm al-Amed
Umm al-Amad is located in Syria
Umm al-Amad
Umm al-Amad
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°48′50″N 37°0′26″E / 34.81389°N 37.00722°E / 34.81389; 37.00722
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Al-Mukharram
Subdistrict Al-Mukharram
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,851
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Umm al-Amad (Arabic: أم العمد‎‎, also spelled Umm al-Amed) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Mukharram to the east, al-Mukharram al-Tahtani to the northeast, Danibah to the north, and al-Mishirfeh to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Amad had a population of 2,851. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.



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