Qastal al-Burj
Qastal al-Burj
قسطل البرج | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Al-Suqaylabiyah District |
| Subdistrict | Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 36 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | N/A |
Qastal al-Burj (Arabic: قسطل البرج qasṭal al-burj, al-Borj al-Qastal) is a Syrian village located in Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah in Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the village had a population of 36 in the 2004 census.[1] At the start of the Syrian Civil War it was a Christian village.[2]
Syrian Civil War
[edit]In May 2012, the ten Christian families living in the village were displaced by the Syrian rebels. Whether its residents left at request of the rebels or were driven out by force is disputed.[3][4] On 1 October 2024, Syrian regime forces shelled the village with artillery.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (November 2012). "Christians in Syria: Separating Fact from Fiction" (PDF). Henry Jackson Society. p. 12. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ AsiaNews.it (16 May 2012). "Syria's war is between Alawis and Sunnis, not against Christians". www.asianews.it. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Urgent: Armed men displace families from a Christian village in the Hama countryside in Syria". UPI (in Arabic). 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Event, Syrian Arab Republic, 377078 | Fenix Insight". fenixinsight.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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