Qastal Ma'af (Arabic: قسطل معاف) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kesab to the north, Mashqita and Ayn al-Bayda to the south and Rabia to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qastal Ma'af had a population of 585 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qastal Ma'af nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which consisted of 19 localities with a collective population of 16,784 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslim,[2] and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and subdistrict are predominantly Alawites.[3]
Qastal Ma'af
قسطل معاف | |
|---|---|
  Qastal Ma'af | |
| Coordinates: 35°49′29″N 35°57′6″E / 35.82472°N 35.95167°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | Latakia |
| Subdistrict | Qastal Ma'af |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 585 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.
- ^ Smith, 1841, p. 180.