Muqlus

Muqlus

مقلس
Mqlos
Muqlus مقلس Mqlos
Village
	View of Muklous from a distance
	Nickname(s): Mqlos, Muklous or Mukloss
	Muqlus Location in Syria
	Coordinates: 34°49′49″N 36°20′52″E / 34.83028°N 36.34778°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Talkalakh
Subdistrict	Hawash
Settled	1st century CE
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	375
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (EEST)

Muqlus or Mqlos (Arabic: مقلس, also spelled Mqlos, Mukloss, Muklous or Muklis) is a village in western Syria, administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs.

Nearby localities include Hasour to the north, al-Nasirah to the southwest, Mazinah to the south, Shin to the southeast, Rabah to the east and Fahel to the northeast. It is located about 40 kilometers west of Homs.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muklous had a population of 375 in the 2004 census.^[1] The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.^[2]

Etymology

The name Muklous is translated as "eye of the lion".

Demographics

Muklous had a population of 375 in 2004.^[3] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians and Alawites.^[4] Expatriates from the village have settled in the Americas and Europe as well as in Lebanon and the Persian Gulf region.