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Difa ديفة Difeh |
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| Village | |
| Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°ECoordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E | |
| Country |
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| 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. Difa is the birthplace of well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.