Ras al-Khashufah
Town in northwestern Syria
Town in Tartus, Syria
Ras al-Khashufah رأس الخشوفة | |
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34°49′34″N 36°3′32″E / 34.82611°N 36.05889°E / 34.82611; 36.05889 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | Safita |
Subdistrict | Ras al-Khashufah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,499 |
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]
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Capital: Tartus
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