Zaidal

Zaidal (, also spelled Zaydal) is a town in the Homs Governorate of central Syria, just east of Homs, forming a part of its suburbs. Nearby localities include Fairouzeh to the south and the Homs neighborhoods of Karm al-Zaitun, al-Sabil and al-Zahra to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Zaidal had a population of 5,710 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Syriac Christians.

Notable people

• Rosemary Barkett (1939-): American judge and former nun, whose parents were from Zaidal.
• Ramón Exeni () (1938-): Argentine recognized physician, whose father was born in Florida but raised in Zaidal.

See also

• Fairouzeh
• Al-Hafar
• Maskanah
• Al-Qaryatayn
• Sadad

References

External links

• Syriac-Aramean villages of Homs