Al-Mukharram
Al-Mukharram (), also known as Mukharram al-Fawqani (; also spelled Makhem Fuqani or Mkhurem Fouqani) is a small city in central Syria, capital of the al-Mukharram District, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs.
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Place details
- Locality
- المخرم الفوقاني
- Region
- محافظة حمص
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 9,112
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Al-Mukharram (), also known as Mukharram al-Fawqani (; also spelled Makhem Fuqani or Mkhurem Fouqani) is a small city in central Syria, capital of the al-Mukharram District, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs.
==History== In 1838 al-Mukharram was classified as a khirba ("ruined" or "abandoned" village") in the District of Salamiyah. The general region of the desert plains east of Homs and Hama was repopulated during the late 19th century by local Bedouins and by Ismaili and Alawite peasants from the areas west of Homs and Hama, as well as Circassians. The modern town was of al-Mukharram was founded in 1882, although its inhabitants struggled to make a living off the semi-arid region.