Al-Qamsiyah
القمصيّة | |
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Coordinates: 35°03′01″N 35°59′46″E / 35.050323°N 35.996143°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | al-Shaykh Badr |
Subdistrict | al-Qamsiyah |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 2,244 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Al-Qamsiyah ( Arabic: القمصية, romanized: 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]