Ras al-Khashufah (Arabic: رأس الخشوفة) is a small town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located between Safita and Tartus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ras al-Khashufah had a population of 5,499 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Ras al-Khashufaf Subdistrict (nahiyah) which consisted of 16 localities with a collective population of 21,586.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Ras al-Khashufah
رأس الخشوفة | |
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Coordinates: 34°49′34″N 36°3′32″E / 34.82611°N 36.05889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | Safita |
Subdistrict | Ras al-Khashufah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,499 |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.