Nearby localities include Diban, Mahkan and al-Tayanah to the north, Mayadin to the northwest and al-Asharah, Darnaj and Suwaydan Jazirah to the south.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Quriyah had a population of 70680 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the al-Asharah subdistrict ("nahiyah.

[2] According to SOHR, fighting in al-Quriyah resulted in the deaths of five Syrian Army soldiers, four rebels and one civilian.

[3] On 24 May 2012 clashes between rebels and government forces ended with the death of one soldier and a young civilian man according to opposition activists.

[6] On December 6, 2024, Islamic State (IS) cells occupied Al-Quriyah after pro-Assad forces abandoned the area during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensives.