Hisyah
Sign in to saveHisyah (, also spelled Hasya, Hasiyah, Hesa or Hessia) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located about 35 kilometers south of Homs. Situated on the M5 Highway between Homs and Damascus, nearby localities include al-Qusayr and Rableh to the northwest, Shamsin and Jandar to the north, Dardaghan to the northeast, Sadad to the southeast and Bureij to the south. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hisyah had a population of 5,425 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are mostly Sunni Muslims and Catholics.
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Place details
- Locality
- حسياء
- Region
- محافظة حمص
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hisyah
- Settlement.other_name
- Hasya
- Settlement.native_name
- حِسْيَاء
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Homs
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Homs
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Hisyah
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,435
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Hasyaa Subdistrict
- Population
- 5435
- Image
- Hisyah 13970904 02.jpg
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Hisyah (, also spelled Hasya, Hasiyah, Hesa or Hessia) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located about 35 kilometers south of Homs. Situated on the M5 Highway between Homs and Damascus, nearby localities include al-Qusayr and Rableh to the northwest, Shamsin and Jandar to the north, Dardaghan to the northeast, Sadad to the southeast and Bureij to the south. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hisyah had a population of 5,425 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are mostly Sunni Muslims and Catholics.
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