Gharnatah

Gharnatah
غرناطة
al-Ghajar
Village
Gharnatah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°53′45″N 36°41′4″E / 34.89583°N 36.68444°E / 34.89583; 36.68444
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictRastan
SubdistrictRastan
Population
 (2004)
  Total
5,366
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Gharnatah (Arabic: غرناطة, romanized: al-Gharnātah) or al-Ghajar (Arabic: الغجر, romanized: al-Ghājar 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.