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Muzayraa مزيرعة Mzeraa |
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| Town | |
| Mazirah | |
| Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′52″N 36°4′16″E / 35.53111°N 36.07111°ECoordinates: 35°31′52″N 36°4′16″E / 35.53111°N 36.07111°E | |
| Country |
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| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Al-Haffah District |
| Nahiyah | Muzayraa |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 834 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Muzayraa (Arabic: مزيرعة, Mzera'a or Mazirah) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia. Nearby localities include Difa and Hanadi to the west, al-Jandiriyah to the northwest, al-Haffah and Ayn al-Tineh to the north, Slinfah to the northeast, Shathah to the east and Qardaha to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Muzayraa had a population was 834 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center and the fourth largest locality of the Muzayraa nahiyah ("subdistrict") which contained 27 localities with a collective population of 13,908 in 2004. Its inhabitants predominantly Christians.