Difa

Difa
ديفة
Difeh
Village
Difa

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E / 35.51944; 35.98556Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E / 35.51944; 35.98556
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia
District Al-Haffah
Subdistrict Muzayraa
Population (2004)
 • Total 403
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Difa (Arabic: ديفة‎‎, also spelled Difeh) is a village in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Muzayraa Subdistrict of the al-Haffah District, located east of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Difa had a population of 403 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Difa is the birthplace of well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.[3]

References

  1. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. ↑ Meismani, 1998, p. 121.
  3. ↑ Moubayed, 2006, p. 542.

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