Official Name: | Al-Shamiyah |
Native Name: | الشامية |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Latakia Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Latakia District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Latakia |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 2982 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.6369°N 35.8078°W |
Al-Shamiyah (Arabic: الشامية) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Burj Islam to the north, Burj al-Qasab and Kirsana to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Shamiyah had a population of 2,982 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]