Maten al-Sahel
متن الساحل | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Maten al-Sahel | |
  Maten al-Sahel | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′9″N 36°2′17″E / 35.78583°N 36.03806°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Sawda |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,101 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Maten al-Sahel (Arabic: متن الساحل), is a village in Tartus Governorate, northwestern Syria
the Syrian government renamed the village Maten al-Sahel, "Coast". This village is located 280 km north-west of Damascus, near the Mediterranean coast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Maten al-Sahel had a population of 2,101 in the 2004 census.[1] The majority of the population are members of the Eastern Orthodox Christian community, with an Alawite Muslim minority.[2]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.