Al-Haffah
Al-Haffah () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia. It is the center of al-Haffah District, one of the four districts () of the Latakia Goverorate. Al-Haffah's population was 4,298 in the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the al-Haffah subdistrict () had a population of 23,347. About 90% of the town's inhabitants are Sunni Muslims, while Christians constitute about 10% of the population. The communities have lived together in al-Haffah for centuries. The residents of al-Haffah are largely involved in a
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Al-Haffah () is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia. It is the center of al-Haffah District, one of the four districts () of the Latakia Goverorate. Al-Haffah's population was 4,298 in the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the al-Haffah subdistrict () had a population of 23,347. About 90% of the town's inhabitants are Sunni Muslims, while Christians constitute about 10% of the population. The communities have lived together in al-Haffah for centuries. The residents of al-Haffah are largely involved in agriculture. The town grows many types of fruits such as olives, figs, pomegranates, apples and pears.
==Geography and layout== Al-Haffah is surrounded by mountains and located west of the Sahyun Castle (or Citadel of Salah al-Din), a UNESCO World Heritage Site.