Mushayrafet al-Samouk

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]

Mushayrafet al-Samouk

مشيرفة الساموك
Village
Mushayrafet al-Samouk
Coordinates: 35°36′12″N 35°51′30″E
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahLatakia
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total4,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

  1. 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)
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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