al-Mahfurah

{{Short description|Village in northern Syria}}

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Al-Mahfurah ({{langx|ar|محفورة}}) is a village in western Syria located northwest Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Shin to the southwest, Suwayri to the south, Sharqliyya to the northeast, al-Qabu to the north, Fahel to the northwest and Rabah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mahfurah had a population of 1,845 in the 2004 census.[https://archive.today/20130112124243/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/181/mode/1up 181]