{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Muqlus |other_name = Mqlos |native_name = مقلس |native_name_lang = ar <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nicknames = Mqlos, Muklous or Mukloss |motto = |image_skyline = Mqlos village view from far.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = View of Muklous from a distance |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Syria |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 250 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Syria <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Homs |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Talkalakh |subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict |subdivision_name3 = Hawash |settlement_type = Village |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1st century CE |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2004 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 375 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +3 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = {{coord|34|49|49|N|36|20|52|E|region:SY|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 800 |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Muqlus''' or '''Mqlos''' ({{langx|ar|مقلس}}, also spelled '''Mqlos''', '''Mukloss''', '''Muklous''' or '''Muklis''') is a village in western Syria, administratively belonging to the governorate of Homs.
Nearby localities include Hasour to the north, al-Nasirah to the southwest, Mazinah to the south, Shin to the southeast, Rabah to the east and Fahel to the northeast. It is located about 40 kilometers west of Homs.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muklous had a population of 375 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130112193428/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-17-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> The village has a Greek Orthodox Church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://95.85.10.16/media_b/kan/country/sy/1/sy04?nav_show=|title = الموسوعة المسيحية العربية الإلكترونية}}</ref>
==Etymology== The name ''Muklous'' is translated as "eye of the lion".
== Demographics == Muklous had a population of 375 in 2004.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130112193428/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-17-2004.htm General Population and Housing Census]. Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria). 2004.</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians and Alawites.<ref>Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/182/mode/1up 182]</ref> Expatriates from the village have settled in the Americas and Europe as well as in Lebanon and the Persian Gulf region.
== Economy == Muklous' industry is mainly agriculture, including apples, olives, figs, grapes, plums, peaches and pomegranates.
==References== {{reflist}}
==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|last1=Robinson|first1=E.|authorlink1=Edward Robinson (scholar)|last2=Smith|first2=E.|authorlink2=Eli Smith|year=1841|url=https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearch03robiuoft |title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838| location=Boston|publisher=Crocker & Brewster|volume=3}} {{refend}}
{{Homs Governorate|talkalakh}}
Category:Populated places in Talkalakh District Category:Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria Category:Christian communities in Syria