Al-Qamsiyah Explained

Official Name:Al-Qamsiyah
Native Name:القمصيّة
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Tartus
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:al-Shaykh Badr
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:al-Qamsiyah
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:2244
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.0503°N 35.9961°W

Al-Qamsiyah (Arabic: القمصية|al-Qamṣīyah) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include al-Annazeh, Maten al-Sahel and Husayn al-Baher to the southwest and Khawabi, Khirbet al-Faras and al-Shaykh Badr to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qamsiyah had a population of 2,244 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112124634/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-27-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Book: Balanche, Fabrice. La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien. Karthala Editions. 2006. 2845868189. French. Fabrice Balanche.