Ain al-Ajouz

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Ain al-Ajouz
عين العجوز
Village
Ain al-Ajouz is located in Syria
Ain al-Ajouz
Ain al-Ajouz
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′45″N 36°18′57″E / 34.7791340°N 36.3159444°E / 34.7791340; 36.3159444
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictTalkalakh
SubdistrictHawash
Population
 (2004)
 • Total436
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Ain al-Ajouz (Arabic: عين العجوز), formerly known as Besawme, is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ain al-Ajouz had a population of 436 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 181
  3. ^ "الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية".

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