Mushayrafet al-Samouk

Mushayrafet al-Samouk
مشيرفة الساموك
Village
Mushayrafet al-Samouk
Coordinates: 35°36′12″N 35°51′30″E / 35.60333°N 35.85833°E / 35.60333; 35.85833
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Latakia
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 4,000
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

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

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