Al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah
Al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah( also spelled" Teiba" or" Tayibeh al- Gharbiyeh") is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include al- Shinyah to the southwest, al- Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou to the east, Kafr Laha and Tell Dahab to the northeast, Qarmas and Aqrab to the north, Qasraya to the northwest and Khunayzir to the west.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah had a population of 4,086 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants today are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
In 1829, during Ottoman rule, the village consisted of 33 feddans and paid 3,190 qirsh in annual tax revenues.
In 1838 al- Taybah al- Gharbiyah's inhabitants were reported to be Alawites by English scholar Eli Smith.
Tell al-Nabi Mando
Tell al- Nabi Mando, known in archaeological literature as Tell Nebi Mend and also known as Qadesh after the Bronze- Age city which stood at almost the same location, is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs.
It is situated on the eastern banks of the Orontes River.
Nearby localities include al- Houz to the north, Kafr Mousa to the northeast, Arjoun to the east, al- Qusayr to the southeast, Zita al- Gharbiyah to the southwest, al- Aqrabiyah to the southwest and al- Naim to the northwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Tell al- Nabi Mando had a population of 1,068 in the 2004 census.
The village is adjacent to the ancient site of Qadesh, a name sometimes also used for the village, which abuts it to the north.
It is an Alawite village.
Zita al-Gharbiyah
Zita al- Gharbiyah( also spelled Zeita) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north of the border with Lebanon.
Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the north, Kadesh and Arjoun to the northeast, the district center of al- Qusayr to the east and Jusiyah al- Amar to the southeast.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Zita al- Gharbiyah had a population of 2,922 in the 2004 census.
The population is predominantly Shia Muslim and is immediately surrounded by several smaller Shia Muslim villages.
Although the village is in Syria, its inhabitants are Lebanese.
In the mid- 19th- century ancient ruins were found in Zita al- Gharbiyah.
During a military training drill in the vicinity in 2005, stalactite caves were found in the village that resembled the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon.
The cave was studied by a team from the al- Baath University of Homs and by the government Department of Tourism and Antiquities.
It was determined that cave dates back 60 million years ago.
During the ongoing Syrian civil war, Zita al- Gharbiyah has been the scene of several clashes between the opposition Free Syrian Army( FSA) and local fighters backed by Hezbollah.
The village has formed a front with other Shia-majority villages against villages in the vicinity of al- Qusayr that have hosted the FSA.
In the summer of 2012, two residents of Zita al- Gharbiyah were kidnapped by the FSA prompting members of the north Lebanon- based Jaafar clan which also inhabits the village to abduct 32 Syrians.
Consequently, a reconciliation committee consisting of Shia clans from the Hermel region of Lebanon and pro -FSA villages in the al- Qusayr region was formed, resulting in the return of hostages and a calming of tensions.
However, clashes had restarted by early 2013.
Ayn al-Tineh al-Gharbiyah
' Ayn al- Tineh al- Gharbiyah( also known as Ayn al- Tineh) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics,' Ayn al- Tineh al- Gharbiyah had a population of 1,092 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Al-Aqrabiyah
Aqrabiyah( also spelled Akrabieh or Aqrabieh; also known as al- Buwaydah al- Gharbiyah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately east and north of the border with Lebanon.
Nearby localities include Zita al- Gharbiyah to the southeast, the district center of al- Qusayr to the east, Arjoun and al- Houz to the northeast and al- Naim to the north.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Aqrabiyah had a population of 4,326 in the 2004 census.
The population is predominantly Shia Muslim and is immediately surrounded by several smaller Shia Muslim villages.
Although the village is in Syria, according to the Lebanese newspaper" The Daily Star" its inhabitants are Lebanese.
Another Lebanese newspaper," Al Akhbar", writes that 18% of the village's residents are Lebanese citizens.
According to the Syrian Center for Documentation, clashes between Free Syrian Army( FSA) rebels and the Syrian Army troops took place in Aqrabiyah in July 2012 as FSA fighters attempted to enter Syria from Lebanon.
Al-Masriyah
Al- Masriyah is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north and south of the border with Lebanon.
Nearby localities include Zita al- Gharbiyah to the north, al- Qusayr to the northeast, Zira'a and Rablah.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Al- Masriyah had a population of 618 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.
Al-Nizariyah
Nizariyya is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs.
It is situated off the Orontes River and at the northeastern border of Lebanon.
Nearby localities include Zita al- Gharbiyah to the northwest, Rableh and al- Qusayr to the north and Hisyah further to the east.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Nazariya had a population of 3,813 in the 2004 census.
On 19 October 2011, during the ongoing Syrian uprising against the government of Bashar al- Assad, opposition activists claimed two people were killed by security forces in Nazariya.
On 26 March 2012, human rights group Avaaz stated one of its activists, Jassim Khaled Diab, was detained by Syrian authorities.
Qarah Tavaraq
Qarah Tavaraq( also Romanized as Qarah Ţavaraq; also known as Qarāţūraq) is a village in Kolah Boz -e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,086, in 214 families.
Rablah
Rablah( also spelled Rableh, Ribla or Ribleh) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs.
Just east of the border with Lebanon, nearby localities include al- Nizariyah to the southwest, Zita al- Gharbiyah to the northwest, al- Qusayr to the north, Zira'ah to the northeast and Hisyah to the east.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Rableh had a population of 5,328 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Catholics.
Daminah al-Gharbiyah
Daminah al- Gharbiyah( also spelled Dumaynah Gharbiyah) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs.
Nearby localities include Qattinah to the northeast, al- Buwaydah al- Sharqiyah to the east, Daminah al- Sharqiyah to the southeast, al- Dabaah to the south, Arjoun and al- Houz to the southwest and al- Ghassaniyah to the west.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Daminah al- Gharbiyah had a population of 1,012 in the 2004 census.

Question: Are both Zita Al-Gharbiyah and Qarah Tavaraq located in the same country?
Answer: no