Difa
Village in Latakia, Syria
Difa ديفة Difeh | |
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35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E / 35.51944; 35.98556 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Latakia |
District | Al-Haffah |
Subdistrict | Muzayraa |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 403 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Difa is the birthplace of the well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Meismani, Julie Scott (1998), Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, vol. 1, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780415185714
- Moubayed, Sami M. (2006), Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000, Cune Press, ISBN 9781885942401
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Capital: Latakia
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