Zaidal

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.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Syriac Christians.^[2][3]

Zaidal زيدل
Town
Zaidal Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°42′50″N 36°47′0″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Homs
Subdistrict	Homs
Population  (2004)
• Total	5,710
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Notable people

• Rosemary Barkett (1939-): American judge and former nun, whose parents were from Zaidal.

See also

• Fairouzeh
• Al-Hafar
• Maskanah
• Al-Qaryatayn
• Sadad

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-31 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Smith, 1841, p. 175.
3. Society of Saint John Chrysostom, Eastern Churches Journal. 2003. p. 298.

External links

• Syriac-Aramean villages of Homs