Al-Nizariyah
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| official_name = al-Nizariyya
| native_name = النزارية
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = Syria
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|25|55|N|36|32|37|E|region:SY|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Homs Governorate
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = al-Qusayr District
| subdivision_type3 = Nahiyah
| subdivision_name3 = Al-Qusayr
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| population_total = 3,813
| population_as_of = 2004
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| timezone = EET
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Al-Nizariyya {{langx|ar|النزارية|al-Nīzārīyya}}) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs. It is situated off the Orontes River and at the northeastern border of Lebanon. Nearby localities include Zita al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, 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.[https://archive.today/20121204165131/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-13-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}
On 19 October 2011, during the Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al-Assad, opposition activists claimed two people were killed by security forces in Nazariya.[http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=21745&title=Syrians%20rally%20for%20Assad,%20Libya%20recognises Syrians Rally for Assad, Libya Recognizes Opposition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127193058/http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=21745&title=Syrians%20rally%20for%20Assad,%20Libya%20recognises |date=2011-11-27 }}. The Egyptian Gazette. Original by Reuters. 2011-11-19. On 26 March 2012, human rights group Avaaz stated one of its activists, Jassim Khaled Diab, was detained by Syrian authorities.Miller, James. [http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2012/3/26/syria-and-beyond-live-coverage-will-the-us-aid-the-oppositio.html Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Will the US Aid the Opposition?]. EA World View. 2012-03-26.
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{{Homs Governorate|qusayr}}
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Category:Populated places in al-Qusayr District
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