Al-Qahira (Arabic: الصفا, also known as al-Safa) is a village in northern Syria located in the Ziyarah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qahira had a population of 2,947 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites, including members of the Murshidiyyun sect.[2]
Al-Qahira
الصفا Al-Safa | |
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Village | |
  Al-Qahira Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′52″N 36°21′44″E / 35.61444°N 36.36222°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Suqaylabiyah |
| Subdistrict | Ziyarah |
| Occupation | |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,947 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | N/A |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ "Syria Alawites reportedly clash with regime, Iran troops". NOW News. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
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