Deir Ful

Deir Ful دير فول Derful Dayr Foul Дэр Фуль
Village
Deir Ful Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°55′27″N 36°50′32″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Al-Rastan
Subdistrict	Talbiseh
Control	Syrian Opposition
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,614
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

Deir Ful (Arabic: دير فول, also spelled Derful or Deir Foul) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the west, al-Zaafaraniyah to the southwest, al-Mishirfeh and Ayn al-Niser to the south, Danibah and Khunayfis to the east, Izz al-Din to the northeast and Ghor al-Assi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Deir Ful had a population of 1,614 in the 2004 census.^[1]

History

The village was established in 1878–1880 by Kumyk emigrants (muhajirs) from the Northern Caucasian Dagestan, settlements of Utamish, Bashlykent and Karabudaghkent, later joined by Kumyks from the Kumyk possession of the Russian Empire and many other Dagestan people.^[2] The population consisted of 383 people by 1882 and had grown to 120 families by 1906 (meaning likely 600-800 people).^[3] The town had been taken over by the Islamic State by 2014.^[4] Russia began launching airstrikes against Islamic State targets in the area on 30 September 2015.^[5]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. ""Северокавказская диаспора Сирии надеется на Россию" (Northern Caucasian diaspora in Syria hopes for Russian help)" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
3. Hamed-Troyansky, Vladimir (July 2018). "IMPERIAL REFUGE: RESETTLEMENT OF MUSLIMS FROM RUSSIA IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 1860-1914" (PDF). Stacks.stanford.edu. p. 523. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
4. "Daily Reports on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 22/04/2014". www.shrc.org. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
5. "As it happened: Russia begins Syria raids". BBC News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

Additional Resources

• https://tarikhi.org/interview/mohamad-malek-daghstani/
• https://www.facebook.com/mod.mil.rus/posts/i-the-return-of-refugees-from-abroadover-the-past-24-hours-refugees-have-not-ret/2143399872569424/