Alawite communities in Syria

'''Al-Tulay'i (, also spelled Tli'i''') is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, southeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Buwaydet al-Suwayqat to the north, al-Sisiniyah and al-Mitras to the northeast, Arzuna to the south, Kafr Fo to the southwest and al-Safsafah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sisiniyah had a population of 2,123 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Al-Shinyah (, also spelled al-Shiniyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Fahel to the southwest, al-Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou and al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northeast and Maryamin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Shinyah had a population of 2,058 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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Qayrun () is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qayrun had a population of 1,084 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

'Arqaya () is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Arqaya had a population of 1,307 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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Al-Khula (; also transliterated Khala or al-Khulla) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located east of Hama city. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Khula had a population of 457 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Jablaya () is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jablaya had a population of 618 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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village in Kherbet Tin Noor Subdistrict, Syria

Madbaa (; also transliterated ''Madba'ah'') is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Madbaa had a population of 857 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are Alawites.

Al-Sankari () is a village in Syria located east of Homs in the Al-Mukharram District, Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Sankari had a population of 3,549 in the 2004 census.

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Muranah (, also spelled Murrany) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Muranah had a population of 395 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites, Greek Orthodox Christians and Maronites.

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Maradash (, also spelled Mirdash) is a Syrian village located in Shathah Subdistrict in Al-Suqaylabiyah District, Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maradesh had a population of 1,899 in the 2004 census. It had a population of 600 in the early 1960s. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Al-Shir () is a town in western Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Baksa and Sqoubin to the north, Fideo to the east and Hanadi, al-Bassah and Bustan al-Basha to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Shir had a population of 2,129 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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Mabujah ( also spelled Mabuja, Mabouja, Mabouga, Mabujeh or Al Mab`ujah) is a village in central Syria located in the Sabburah Subdistrict of the Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mabujah had a population of 2,929 in the 2004 census. A majority of the village's inhabitants are Ismailis, but there are also significant communities of Alawite and Sunni Muslims.

Baarin (, Baʿrīn or Biʿrīn) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located in Homs Gap roughly southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Taunah and Awj to the south, Aqrab and Houla to the southeast, Nisaf, Ayn Halaqim and Wadi al-Uyun to the west, Masyaf, Deir Mama and Mahrusah to the north, and Deir al-Fardis and al-Rastan to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Baarin had a population of 5,559 in the 2004 census. Baarin is also the largest locality in the Awj nahiyah ("subdistrict") which comprises thirteen villages

Sharqliyya (, also spelled Sharqlieh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qabu and al-Shinyah to the west, al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northwest, Taldou to the northeast and Ghur Gharbiyah to the east.

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Sufr (, also spelled Suffur, also known as Suqur Abu Wardah) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sufr had a population of 712 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Al-Rabiaa (, also spelled al-Rabie or '''Rabi'a''') is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, west of Hama. Nearby localities include Tayzin and Matnin to the east, Kafr al-Tun to the north, Umm al-Tuyur to the northwest, Deir al-Salib to the west, Billin to the southwest, al-Muaa to the south and Kafr Buhum to the southeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rabiaa had a population of 7,508 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Khunayfis () is a Syrian village located in the Salamiyah Subdistrict of the Salamiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khunayfis had a population of 2,570 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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Kharsa (; formerly known Ras al-Ayn) is a Syrian village located in the Hamraa Subdistrict of the Hama District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kharsan had a population of 931 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Fawru () is a village in Syria located in the Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in the Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Fawru had a population of 475 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Al-Bayyadiyah (, also spelled Beyadiyeh) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Bayda and district center Masyaf to the northwest, Ayn Halaqim to the southwest, Baarin and Nisaf to the south, Aqrab to the southeast and al-Muah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bayyadiyah had a population of 2,701 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and Christians.

Anbura () is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Anbura had a population of 998 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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Al-Qanaqiyah (, also spelled el-Kenakiyeh) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Qanaqiyah had a population of 1,647 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

'''Al-'Aliyat' (, also spelled Alyat'') is a village in the Homs Governorate in central Syria, located southeast of Homs on the western fringes of the Syrian Desert. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-'Aliyat had a population of 532 in 2004. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Halbakko (; also transliterated Helbakko) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in Latakia Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Halbakko had a population of 292 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are Alawites. The village was originally founded by the residents of nearby Beit Yashout as a forested outpost on the hill above their village. It has an elevation of above sea level. It was among the Alawite villages that revolted or resisted Ottoman authority in the period immediately following the Ottoman conquest of Syr

Al-Barid (, also spelled al-Bared) is a village in northern Syria located in the Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Barid had a population of 710 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Junaynah (; also transliterated Jneineh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hamraa Subdistrict of the Hama District. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Junaynah had a population of 1,388 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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Yarte () (also Yarteh) is a Syrian village in the Latakia Governorate. According to the Syrian general census 2004, it had 902 inhabitants.

Safsafiyah () is a Syrian village located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Safsafiyah had a population of 5,062 in the 2004 census. It is a mixed village inhabited by both Alawites and Sunni Bedouin.

Annab () is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the al-Suqaylabiyah District of the Hama Governorate. The neighboring village of Nabe al-Tayeb was incorporated into Annab and later the combined village was incorporated into the municipality of Ayn al-Kurum. Annab is located northwest of Hama and lies on the western edges of the Ghab plain and the eastern foothills of the Syrian coastal mountains.

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Shalluh () is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Shalluh had a population of 664 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. ==References==

Al-Rasif () is a village in northern Syria located in the Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Rasif had a population of 1,689 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Kunaysah (, also spelled Knisa) is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kunaysah had a population of 1,504 in the 2004 census. The village was noted in 1838 by Eli Smith.

Al-Mahfurah () is a village in western Syria located northwest Homs in the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include Shin to the southwest, Suwayri to the south, Sharqliyya to the northeast, al-Qabu to the north, Fahel to the northwest and Rabah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mahfurah had a population of 1,845 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

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village in Suran Subdistrict, Syria

Qarqafti () is a Syrian village in the Baniyas District in Tartous Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qarqafti had a population of 927 in the 2004 census.

Taunah () is a Syrian village located in the Awj Subdistrict in Masyaf District. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Taunah had a population of 1,056 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Al-Safsaf () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia on the shores of Mashqita Lake. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Bayda, Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Safsaf had a population of 3,259 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Al-Findara () is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Findara had a population of 1,594 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. On 7 March 2025, five civilians in the village were executed by Syrian security forces during the March clashes.

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Mahrusah (, also spelled Mahrousa) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Jubb Ramlah to the north, Hanjur and Asilah to the northeast, Maarin to the east, Deir al-Salib to the southeast, Rabu to the south, Masyaf to the southwest and Deir Mama and al-Laqbah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mahrusah had a population of 6,579 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality in the Jubb Ramlah subdistrict which consisted of 20 localities with a collective population of 39,81

Al-Junaynah (, also spelled Jneineh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Suran Subdistrict of Hama District, located northeast of Hama. The village lies on the road connecting Hama with Aleppo via al-Hamraa and Qasr Ibn Wardan. It is from the ancient town of Androna.