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