Al-Annazah
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Al-Annazah العنازة |
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Rocks, olive and oak trees around al-Annazah
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 Al-Annazah
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| Coordinates: 35°11′46″N 36°3′56″E / 35.19611°N 36.06556°E | |
| Country |
 Syria
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| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Baniyas |
| Subdistrict | Al-Annazah |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 3,357 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Annazah (Arabic: العنازة; also spelled al-Annazeh) is a village, it is about 20 km to the north east of Tartus and /5/ km from the Mediterranean sea. It is less than one hour drive to Latakia and about 3 hours drive to Damascus. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Annazah had a population of 3,357 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly members of the Alawite community.
Its hills were covered with olive and oak trees with lots of caves around. Although there are no rivers in Al-Annaze, it has many valleys.
Al-Annazah offers the possibility for activities such as rock climbing, valleys walking, hill jogging, bike riding or exploring the jungle. There are caves and jungles in the Ein Ibraheim area, with fresh water, many kinds of birds and wild animals. Another place is the forest which is called Alshikh Abbas.
The Al-Annaze health centre is situated in the centre of the village. It has a team of nurses and doctors who serve Al-Annaze and its neighbour villages. One of the major duties of Al-Annaze medical centre is to offer immunisation services to children. Also first aid service is another major service that can be offered in Al-Annaze’s health centre. All the services in Al-Annaze health centre are free.
Although Al-Annaze is a village and it has a health centre, it has lots of private clinics which include specialists for breast care and cardiology, otorhinolaryngology, general surgery, dental clinics, and pharmacies.
There are many minibuses (capacity 11 to 14 passengers) which run from Al-Annaze to Tartus many times a day. Average time journey is 30 minutes to Tartus city centre, and it is a 10-minute drive to Tartus-Latakia motorway. The first bus to the city travels at 05:00 early morning and the last one from the city is at 19:00. Two main routes can be used to travel from Al-Annaze to Tartus city centre: the first one is through the Markieh and the other one is through al-Sauda.
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