Ras al-Khashufah
| Ras al-Khashufah رأس الخشوفة | |
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| Town | |
  Ras al-Khashufah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′34″N 36°3′32″E / 34.82611°N 36.05889°ECoordinates: 34°49′34″N 36°3′32″E / 34.82611°N 36.05889°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Ras al-Khashufah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 5,499 |
Ras al-Khashufah (Arabic: رأس الخشوفة) is a small town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located between Safita and Tartus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ras al-Khashufah had a population of 5,499 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Ras al-Khashufaf Subdistrict (nahiyah) which consisted of 16 localities with a collective population of 21,586.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
- ↑ "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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