Karnaz
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| Karnaz كرناز |
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 Karnaz
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| Coordinates: 35°23′23″N 36°29′12″E / 35.389618°N 36.486657°ECoordinates: 35°23′23″N 36°29′12″E / 35.389618°N 36.486657°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Mhardeh |
| Subdistrict | Karnaz |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 14,075 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Karnaz (Arabic: كرناز, also spelled Kirnaz and Kernaz ) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Zita, and Khan Shaykhun to the east, Kafr Nabudah to the north, Qalaat al-Madiq and al-Suqaylabiyah to the west and Kafr Hud, Tremseh and Shaizar to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Karnaz had a population of 14,075 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (Arabic)
- ^ Smith, 1841, p. 178.
Bibliography[edit]
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838 3. Crocker and Brewster.
