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Kirsana

Kirsana
كرسانا
Village
Kirsana is located in Syria
Kirsana
Kirsana
Coordinates: 35°37′5″N 35°49′38″E / 35.61806°N 35.82722°E / 35.61806; 35.82722
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Latakia
Population (2004 census)
 • Total 5,499
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Climate Csa

Kirsana (Arabic: كرسانا‎‎) is a town in northwestern Syria, discovered by German explorer in 1885. Kirsana is administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the north, Burj al-Qasab to the southwest and Sitmarkho to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kirsana had a population of 5,499 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.


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