Mushayrafet al-Samouk
Mushayrafet al-Samouk
مشيرفة الساموك | |
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Village | |
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  Mushayrafet al-Samouk | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′12″N 35°51′30″E / 35.60333°N 35.85833°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Latakia District |
| Nahiyah | Latakia |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mushayrafet al-Samouk (Arabic: مشيرفة الساموك) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kirsana and Burj al-Qasab to the west, al-Shamiyah to the northwest, al-Qanjarah and Baksa to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sitmarkho had a population of 4,000 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
