Al-Masriyah
Al-Masriyah
المصرية | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 34°27′52″N 36°29′0″E / 34.46444°N 36.48333°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Qusayr |
| Subdistrict | Qusayr |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 618 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Masriyah (Arabic: المصرية) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north and south of the border with Lebanon. Nearby localities include Zita al-Gharbiyah to the north, al-Qusayr to the northeast, Zira'a and Rablah. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Masriyah had a population of 618 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.