Qastal Ma'af قسطل معاف |
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Coordinates: 35°49′29″N 35°57′6″E / 35.82472°N 35.95167°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
District | Latakia District |
Nahiyah | Qastal Ma'af |
Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 585 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Qastal Ma'af (Arabic: قسطل معاف) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kesab to the north, Mashqita and Ayn al-Bayda to the south and Rabia to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qastal Ma'af had a population of 585 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qastal Ma'af nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which consisted of 19 localities with a collective population of 16,784 in 2004. The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslim, and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and subdistrict are predominantly Alawites.