Zaidal

Zaidal
زيدل
Zaidal
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°42′50″N 36°47′0″E / 34.71389°N 36.78333°E / 34.71389; 36.78333
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictHoms
Population
 (2004)
  Total
5,710
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Zaidal (Arabic: زيدل, also spelled Zaydal) is a town in the Homs Governorate of central Syria, just east of Homs, forming a part of its suburbs. Nearby localities include Fairouzeh to the south and the Homs neighborhoods of Karm al-Zaitun, al-Sabil and al-Zahra to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zaidal had a population of 5,710 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Syriac Christians.