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]
Al-Qassabin
القصابين | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Qassabin | |
| Coordinates: 35°19′54″N 36°2′20″E / 35.33167°N 36.03889°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Jableh District |
| Nahiyah | Ayn Shiqaq |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 780 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The town is notable as the birthplace of the Syrian poet Ali Ahmed Said, better known as Adunis.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
- ^ "The Man Who Remade Arabic Poetry". 11 December 2017.