Al-Qanjarah

Al-Qanjarah
القنجرة
Village
Al-Qanjarah
Coordinates: 35°34′57″N 35°48′57″E / 35.58250°N 35.81583°E / 35.58250; 35.81583
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Latakia
Population (2004 census)[1]
  Total 4,142
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Al-Qanjarah (Arabic: القنجرة) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include al-Shamiyah and Kirsana to the north, Burj al-Qasab to the west, Sitmarkho to the east, Baksa and Sqoubin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Qanjarah had a population of 4,142 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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