Ras al-Khashufah

Ras al-Khashufah
رأس الخشوفة
Town
Ras al-Khashufah

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°49′34″N 36°3′32″E / 34.82611°N 36.05889°E / 34.82611; 36.05889Coordinates: 34°49′34″N 36°3′32″E / 34.82611°N 36.05889°E / 34.82611; 36.05889
Country  Syria
Governorate Tartus
District Safita
Subdistrict Ras al-Khashufah
Population (2004)
  Total 5,499

Ras al-Khashufah (Arabic: رأس الخشوفة) is a small town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located between Safita and Tartus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ras al-Khashufah had a population of 5,499 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Ras al-Khashufaf Subdistrict (nahiyah) which consisted of 16 localities with a collective population of 21,586.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. "General Census of Population 2004.". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.


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