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Al-Haffah
Sign in to saveAl-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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- Settlement.name
- Al-Haffah
- Settlement.native_name
- ٱلْحَفَّة
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Al Haffah 4050-4051mod.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Landscape near al-Haffah
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Syria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Latakia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- al-Haffah
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- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- al-Haffah
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- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004 census
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- Official name
- الحفة
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Al-Haffa Subdistrict
- Population
- 4298
- Elevation
- 310
- Capital of
- Al-Haffah District
- Image
- Al Haffah 4050-4051mod.jpg
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- الحفة
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- Ottoman period
- French Mandatory period
- Post-Syrian independence
- Syrian civil war
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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.
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