Shayrat

Shayrat (Arabic: الشعيرات, romanized: ash-Shuʿayrāt, also spelled Sha'irat) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Dardaghan to the west, al-Manzul and al-Riqama to the northwest, Sadad to the south and al-Hamrat to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shayrat had a population of 1,443 in the 2004 census. Shayrat had been classified as an abandoned village or khirba by English scholar Eli Smith in 1838.

Shayrat
الشعيرات
Sha'irat
Village
Shayrat
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°29′34″N 36°56′47″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictAl-Riqama
Population
 (2004)
  Total1,443
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code031

Shayrat is near Shayrat Air Base.

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