Barri Sharqi
Barri Sharqi
بري شرقي Berri Sharqi | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′50″N 37°12′08″E / 34.980643°N 37.202110°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Salamiyah |
| Subdistrict | Barri Sharqi |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 4,172 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Barri Sharqi (Arabic: بري شرقي; also spelled Berri Sharqi) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. It is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) east of Hama and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) east of the district center of Salamiyah. It lies on the western outskirts of Jabal al-Balaas and the edge of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Tell al-Tut, Aqarib to the north, Suha and Uqayribat to the east and al-Mukharram to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Barri Sharqi had a population of 4,172 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Ismaili Muslims.