Al-Mitras Explained

Official Name:Al-Mitras
Other Name:Mtrass
Native Name:المتراس
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Tartus
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Safita
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Sisiniyah
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:2,138
Coordinates:34.7775°N 36.1856°W

Al-Mitras (Arabic: المتراس, also spelled Mtrass) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Marmarita and Zweitina to the east, al-Zarah to the southeast, al-Tulay'i to the southwest, al-Sisiniyah to the west and al-Bariqiyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mitras had a population of 2,138 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al-Sisiniyah Nahiyah Population . . 2004 . 2012-07-02 . 2019-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215220506/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-19-2004.htm . dead . . Archive:
  2. Book: Balanche, Fabrice. La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien. Karthala Editions. 2006. 2845868189. French. Fabrice Balanche.
  3. News: Mroue. Bassem. Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village. Associated Press. 2013-10-15. 2015-10-12. 2013-10-07. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20131007052030/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/syria-raises-gasoline-prices. dead.