Ayn Shiqaq Explained

Official Name:Ayn al-Shiqaq
Other Name:Ain al-Shiqaq
Native Name:عين شقاق
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Latakia
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jableh
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Ayn al-Shiqaq
Settlement Type:Town
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:4,125
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.3947°N 36.0308°W

Ayn al-Shiqaq (Arabic: عين شقاق, also spelled Ain al-Shiqaq) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Zama to the southeast, al-Qassabin to the south, Siyano to the southwest, Jableh to the west, Qardaha to the northeast, al-Budi and Harf al-Musaytirah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayn al-Shiqaq had a population of 4,125 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Ayn al-Shiqaq nahiyah ("subdistrict") which contains 15 localities with a total population of 16,031 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. Ayn al-Shiqaq is the birthplace of noted Syrian poet Nadim Muhammad (1907-1994).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215214629/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-11-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Kedar, 2006, p. 32.