Ayn al-Niser
| Ayn al-Niser عين النسر |
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 Ayn al-Niser
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Ayn al-Niser |
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 604 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Ayn al-Niser (Arabic: عين النسر, also spelled Ain al-Nisr or Ayni-Nasir) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Mishirfeh to the west, Ayn al-Dananir to the northwest, Izz al-Din to the north, al-Mukharram al-Fawqani to the east and Umm al-Amad to the southeast.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ayn al-Niser had a population of 604 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and 11th largest locality of the Ayn al-Niser nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of 16 localities with a collective population of 30,267.[1] The inhabitants of the village are ethnic Circassians from the Shapsugh, Kabardian and Bzhedug tribes.[2]
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- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Jaimoukha, Amjad. The Circassians of Syria: Opting for the Rightful Cause Circassian Voices. 2012-07-12.
