Al-Qamsiyah
Al-Qamsiyah (Arabic: القمصية, romanized: al-Qamṣīyah) 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Al-Qamsiyah
القمصيّة | |
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Town | |
Al-Qamsiyah | |
| Coordinates: 35.050323°N 35.996143°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | al-Shaykh Badr |
| Subdistrict | al-Qamsiyah |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 2,244 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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