Al-Qassabin
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Al-Qassabin القصابين |
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Village | |
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Country | Syria |
Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
District | Jableh District |
Nahiyah | Ayn Shiqaq |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 780 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Qassabin (Arabic: القصابين) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District of the Latakia Governorate, and located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Sharqiyah and Beit Yashout to the east and Siyano, Jableh and Bustan al-Basha to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Qassabin had a population of 780 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
The town is notable as the birthplace of the Syrian poet Ali Ahmed Said, better known as Adunis.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (Arabic)
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