Al-Qamsiyah

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Al-Qamsiyah
القمصية
Town
Al-Qamsiyah is located in Syria
Al-Qamsiyah
Al-Qamsiyah
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Country  Syria
Governorate Tartus Governorate
District Al-Shaykh Badr District
Nahiyah Al-Qamsiyah
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 2,244
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Al-Qamsiyah (Arabic: القمصية‎‎) 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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (Arabic)
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