Al-Mitras Zok Türkmen (ذوق التركمان) Mtrass (المتراس) |
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Village | |
Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 34°46′39″N 36°11′8″E / 34.77750°N 36.18556°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | Safita |
Subdistrict | Al-Sisiniyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,138 |
Zok al-Turkman (Turkish: Zok Türkmen, Arabic: ذوق التركمان, translit. Zok al-Turkman) or Al-Mitras (Arabic: المتراس, also spelled Mtrass) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Marmarita and Zweitina to the east, al-Zarah to the southeast, al-Tulay'i to the southwest, al-Sisiniyah to the west and al-Bariqiyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mitras had a population of 2,138 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.