Al-Safsaf

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Al-Safsaf
الصفصاف
Village
Al-Safsaf is located in Syria
Al-Safsaf
Al-Safsaf
Coordinates: 35°39′9″N 35°55′33″E / 35.65250°N 35.92583°E / 35.65250; 35.92583
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahAyn al-Bayda
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,259
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Safsaf (Arabic: الصفصاف‎) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia on the shores of . Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda, Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Safsaf had a population of 3,259 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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