Al-Rusafa
الرصافة Rassafah, Rosafah, Resafi | |
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Village | |
  Al-Rusafa Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°1′59″N 36°18′9″E / 35.03306°N 36.30250°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Masyaf |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,608 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3360 |
Al-Rusafa (Arabic: الرصافة Ruṣāfa, also spelled Rassafah, Rosafah or Resafi) is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama and about 10 kilometers southwest of Masyaf.[1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rusafa had a population of 1,608 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[3] It is the site of a former Ismaili fortress.
- ^ Willey, 2005, p. 228.
- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Honigman, p. 791.