Official Name: | Al-Qahira |
Other Name: | Al-Safa |
Native Name: | الصفا |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Parts Type: | Occupation |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | |
Coordinates: | 35.6144°N 36.3622°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Hama |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Suqaylabiyah |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Ziyarah |
Population Total: | 2,947 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Qrya Pcode |
Blank Info Sec1: | N/A |
Al-Qahira (ar|الصفا, also known as al-Safa) is a village in northern Syria located in the Ziyarah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qahira had a population of 2,947 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites, including members of the Murshidiyyun sect.[2]