| Ghur Gharbiyah | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Other Name: | Ghor Gharbiya |
| Native Name: | غور غربية |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Homs |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Homs |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
| Subdivision Name3: | Taldou |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 4,016 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 34.8458°N 36.5464°W |
Ghawr Gharbiyah (ar|غور غربية, also spelled Ghor Gharbiya or Ghouri) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Qazhal to the southeast, Akrad Dayasinah to the east, Burj Qa'i to the northeast, Taldou and Kafr Laha to the northwest and Sharqliyya and al-Qabu to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ghawr Gharbiyah had a population of 4,016 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.[2] [3]
In 1829, during Ottoman rule, the village consisted of 30 feddans and paid 3,080 qirsh in annual tax revenues.[4] In 1838 Ghawr Gharbiyah was classified as a Sunni Muslim village.[5]