Daminah al-Gharbiyah
village in Syria
Daminah al-Gharbiyah (Arabic: دمينة الغربية, also spelled Dumaynah Gharbiyah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Qattinah to the northeast, al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah to the east, Daminah al-Sharqiyah to the southeast, al-Dabaah to the south, Arjoun and al-Houz to the southwest and al-Ghassaniyah to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Daminah al-Gharbiyah had a population of 1,012 in the 2004 census.
The public source identifies “Daminah al-Gharbiyah” as village in Syria. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Daminah, al-Gharbiyah and village.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15212671. Authority coordinates are 34.601, 36.594. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
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