Masudiyah
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| name = Mas'udiyah
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| native_name = مسعودية
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|51|35|N|37|18|18|E|region:SY|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Homs
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Al-Mukharram
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Jubb al-Jarrah
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| population_total = 1,755
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Mas'udiyah ({{langx|ar|مسعودية}}) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs. Nearby localities include subdistrict center Jubb al-Jarrah to the south and Barri Sharqi to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mas'udiyah had a population of 1,755 in the 2004 census.{{cite web |title=Genereal Census of Population and Housing 2004|url=http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-23-2004.htm |website=CBS |publisher=Syria Central Bureau of Statistics |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121220221917/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-23-2004.htm |archive-date=20 December 2012}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.{{cite news|title=Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claim Syrian sectarian killings|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/al-qaeda-linked-rebels-claim-syrian-sectarian-killings/|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2013-09-16}}
On 23 December 2016, ISIL launched an attack on the village, resulting in the deaths of 13 local militia members.{{Cite web |title=هجوم عنيف للتنظيم على مسقط رأس بثينة شعبان يخلف 13 قتيلا للنظام |url=https://www.zamanalwsl.net/news/article/75796/#google_vignette |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.zamanalwsl.net |language=ar}}
References
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{{Homs Governorate|mukharram}}
Category:Populated places in al-Mukharram District
Category:Alawite communities in Syria
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