Er-Rastan [2] , or Rastan [3] ( Arabic. الرستن ) is the third largest (after Homs and Tadmore ) city of the Homs province in Syria .
| City | |
| Er Rastan | |
|---|---|
| Arab. الرستن | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| Area | Er Rastan |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 39834 [1] people ( 2004 ) |
During the Arab spring in Syria, Er-Rastan more than once became the object of attention of the world media [4] .
Geography
Er Rastan is located in the north of Homs Governorate, 25 km from Homs and 22 km from Hama . To the south of Er Rastan is the city of Tell Bis , and to the west the area of Hula . In the north flows the river Al-Asi .
Notes
- ↑ 2004 Census results Archived on January 12, 2013. in the province of Homs on the website of the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria (ar.)
- ↑ Syria. Reference card (scale 1: 1 000 000). - GUKG, 1977.
- ↑ The Syrian city of Rastan returns to normal / RIA-Novosti , October 13, 2011.
- ↑ See, for example, [1] (Russian) , [2] (English)