Kinsabba
Kinsabba
كنسبا | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Kansaba | |
  Kinsabba Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′38″N 36°9′50″E / 35.74389°N 36.16389°ECoordinates: 35°44′38″N 36°9′50″E / 35.74389°N 36.16389°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | al-Haffah |
| Subdistrict | Kinsabba |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 514 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kinsabba (Arabic: كنسبا, also spelled Kansaba) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Latakia Governorate, located northeast of Latakia. Nearby localities include Slinfah to the south, al-Haffah to the southwest, and Umm al-Tuyour to the west, Qastal Ma'af to the northwest, to the northeast, Qarqur to the east and Sirmaniyah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kinsabba had a population was 514 in 2004. It is the administrative center, but 16th largest locality, of the Kinsabba nahiyah ("subdistrict") which contains 35 localities with a collective population of 17,615.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2]
References[]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004[permanent dead link]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, 2006, p. 44.
Bibliography[]
- Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
Categories:
- Towns in Syria
- Populated places in al-Haffah District
- Christian communities in Syria