Shayrat (, also spelled Sha'irat) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southeast of Homs on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. Nearby localities include Dardaghan to the west, al-Manzul and al-Riqama to the northwest, Sadad to the south and al-Hamrat to the southwest. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shayrat had a population of 1,443 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Shayrat had been classified as an abandoned village or khirba by English scholar Eli Smith in 1838.Smith, 1841, p. 175.
Shayrat is near Shayrat Air Base.Syrian Airfields. Global Security.
See also 2017 Shayrat missile strike
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