Qarmas
قرمص Qurmus | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Qarmas Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′35″N 36°27′18″E / 34.909725°N 36.455040°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Awj |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,331 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Qarmas (Arabic: قرمص, also spelled Qurmus) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 46 kilometers (29 mi) southwest of Hama.[1] Nearby localities include Aqrab to the north, Tell Dahab to the east, Kafr Laha to the southeast, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the south, Maryamin to the southwest, Awj and Kafr Kamrah to the west and Baarin to the northwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qarmas had a population of 5,331 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[3] Most of the village's lands are planted with olive and fig groves and vineyards, while near the village is a small fir and oak forest. As of 2010, most of the working inhabitants were engaged in agriculture and livestock. Qarmas has a primary and secondary school.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
HamGovwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Comité de l'Asie française 1933, pp. 132–134.