Kuweires Sharqi

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Kuweires Sharqi
كويرس شرقي
Village
Kuweires Sharqi is located in Syria
Kuweires Sharqi
Kuweires Sharqi
Location of Kuweires Sharqi in Syria
Coordinates: 36°10′07″N 37°32′28″E / 36.1686°N 37.5411°E / 36.1686; 37.5411
Country Syria
GovernorateAleppo
DistrictDayr Hafir
SubdistrictKuweires Sharqi
Population
 (2004)[1]
3,129
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
GeocodeC1294

Kuweires Sharqi (Arabic: كويرس شرقي, romanizedEast Kuweires) is a town in eastern Aleppo Governorate, northwestern Syria, mostly known for the Kuweires Military Airbase 1 km (0.62 mi) to the northeast. Located on the Dayr Hafir Plain north of Lake Jabbul, some 30 km (19 mi) east of the city of Aleppo and 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Dayr Hafir, Kuweires Sharqi is the administrative center of Nahiya Kuweires Sharqi in Dayr Hafir District. In the 2004 census, it had a population of 3,129.[1]

Kuwayris Sharqi is the administrative center of Nahiya Kuweires Sharqi of the Dayr Hafir District.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Kuweires Sharqi" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange.