Al-Nizariyah
al-Nizariyya
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Al-Nizariyya
Rableh and al-Qusayr to the north and Hisyah further to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nazariya had a population of 3,813 in the 2004 census.[1]
On 19 October 2011, during the
ongoing Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad, opposition activists claimed two people were killed by security forces in Nazariya.[2] On 26 March 2012, human rights group Avaaz stated one of its activists, Jassim Khaled Diab, was detained by Syrian authorities.[3]
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Syrians Rally for Assad, Libya Recognizes Opposition Archived 2011-11-27 at the Wayback Machine. The Egyptian Gazette. Original by Reuters. 2011-11-19.
- ^ Miller, James. Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Will the US Aid the Opposition?. EA World View. 2012-03-26.
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