Umm al-Amad, Al-Mukharram

For other uses, see Umm al-Amad (disambiguation).

Umm al-Amad أم العمد
Village
Umm al-Amed
Umm al-Amad Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°48′50″N 37°0′26″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Al-Mukharram
Subdistrict	Al-Mukharram
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,851
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3

Umm al-Amad (Arabic: أم العمد, also spelled Umm al-Amed or Um Elamad) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Mukharram to the east, al-Mukharram al-Tahtani to the northeast, Danibah to the north, and al-Mishirfeh to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Amad had a population of 2,851.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Bombing near Shia town school in Syria kills 12. Ahram Online. 2013-12-20.