Al-Haffah
ٱلْحَفَّة | |
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 Landscape near al-Haffah | |
  Al-Haffah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′55″N 36°2′6″E / 35.59861°N 36.03500°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | al-Haffah |
| Subdistrict | al-Haffah |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • City | 4,298 |
| • Metro | 23,347 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Haffah (Arabic: ٱلْحَفَّة, romanized: al-Ḥaffa) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 33 kilometers (21 mi) east of Latakia. It is the center of al-Haffah District, one of the four districts (mantiqah) of the Latakia Goverorate. Al-Haffah's population was 4,298 in the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the al-Haffah subdistrict (nahiya) had a population of 23,347.[1] About 90% of the town's inhabitants are Sunni Muslims,[2] while Christians constitute about 10% of the population. The communities have lived together in al-Haffah for centuries.[3] The residents of al-Haffah are largely involved in agriculture. The town grows many types of fruits such as olives, figs, pomegranates, apples and pears.
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Morris, Loveday. Fears grow of new massacre as UN warns of civil war in Syria. The Independent. 2012-06-13. Retrieved on 2012-06-13.
- ^ Balanche 2006, p. 88.