Al-Qamsiyah القمصية |
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Coordinates: 35°03′01″N 35°59′46″E / 35.050323°N 35.996143°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Tartus Governorate |
District | Al-Shaykh Badr District |
Nahiyah | Al-Qamsiyah |
Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 2,244 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Qamsiyah (Arabic: القمصية) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include al-Annazeh, Maten al-Sahel and Husayn al-Baher to the southwest and Khawabi, Khirbet al-Faras and al-Shaykh Badr to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qamsiyah had a population of 2,244 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.