Khirbat al-Naqus

Khirbat al-Naqus
ุฎุฑุจุฉ ุงู„ู†ุงู‚ูˆุณ
Village
Khirbat al-Naqus is located in Syria
Khirbat al-Naqus
Khirbat al-Naqus
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35ยฐ38โ€ฒ45โ€ณN 36ยฐ19โ€ฒ32โ€ณE / 35.645736ยฐN 36.325565ยฐE / 35.645736; 36.325565
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictAl-Suqaylabiyah District
SubdistrictAl-Ziyarah Nahiyah
Population
 (2004)
 โ€ข Total
1,186
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 โ€ข Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3162

Khirbat al-Naqus (Arabic: ุฎุฑุจุฉ ุงู„ู†ุงู‚ูˆุณ khirbat al-nฤqลซs) is a Syrian village located in Al-Ziyarah Nahiyah in Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the village had a population of 1186 in the 2004 census.[1]

Syrian Civil War

In April of 2016, Khirbat al-Naqus was attacked by Jund Al-Aqsa in an attempt to dislodge the Syrian army. Suicide bombers in explosive laden trucks participated in the attack.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "Syria conflict: Rebels vow retaliatory attacks against government". BBC News. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. ^ "Incident Summary for GTDID: 201604180046". GTD: Global Terrorism Database. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 2024-10-23.