Khirbet Abu Hamdan

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Khirbet Abu Hamdan
خربة أبو حمدان
Village
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Khirbet Abu Hamdan
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°47′21″N36°5′37″E / 34.78917°N 36.09361°E / 34.78917; 36.09361 Coordinates: 34°47′21″N36°5′37″E / 34.78917°N 36.09361°E / 34.78917; 36.09361
CountryFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Governorate Tartus
District Safita District
Subdistrict Safita
Population (2004)
  Total 925
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)
City Qrya Pcode C5481

Khirbet Abu Hamdan (Arabic : خربة أبو حمدان) is a Syrian village in the Safita District in Tartous Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khirbet Abu Hamdan had a population of 925 in the 2004 census. [1]

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References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004" . Retrieved 2017-10-20.