Difa
| Difa ديفة Difeh | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|   Difa Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°ECoordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E | |
| Country |  Syria | 
| Governorate | Latakia | 
| District | Al-Haffah | 
| Subdistrict | Muzayraa | 
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 403 | 
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | 
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | 
Difa (Arabic: ديفة, also spelled Difeh) is a village in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Muzayraa Subdistrict of the al-Haffah District, located east of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Difa had a population of 403 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Difa is the birthplace of well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.[3]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Meismani, 1998, p. 121.
- ↑ Moubayed, 2006, p. 542.
Bibliography
- Meismani, Julie Scott (1998), Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature 1, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780415185714
- Moubayed, Sami M. (2006), Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000, Cune Press, ISBN 9781885942401
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