Kinsabba كنسبا |
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Town | |
Kansaba | |
Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 35°44′38″N 36°9′50″E / 35.74389°N 36.16389°ECoordinates: 35°44′38″N 36°9′50″E / 35.74389°N 36.16389°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
District | Al-Haffah District |
Nahiyah | Kinsabba |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 514 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Kinsabba (Arabic: كنسبا, also spelled Kansaba) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Latakia Governorate, located northeast of Latakia. Nearby localities include Slinfah to the south, al-Haffah to the southwest, Balloran and Umm al-Tuyour to the west, Qastal Ma'af to the northwest, al-Najiyah to the northeast, Qarqur to the east and Sirmaniyah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kinsabba had a population was 514 in 2004. It is the administrative center, but 16th largest locality, of the Kinsabba nahiyah ("subdistrict") which contains 35 localities with a collective population of 17,615. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.