Slinfah
Sign in to saveSlinfah (, ) is a Syrian town-resort, founded in 1929, administratively belonging to Al-Haffah District within the Latakia Governorate. It is located at an average height of 1130 metres above sea level on the An-Nusayriyah Mountains, 50 km east of Latakia city. According to the 2004 official census, the town's population is 1,847, reaching up to 19,518 inhabitants with the 25 surrounding villages in the Slinfah subdistrict (nahiyah).
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- Locality
- صلنفة
- Region
- محافظة اللاذقية
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Slinfah
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.native_name
- صلنفة
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Slinfah.png
- 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
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Slinfah
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004 census
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- صلنفة
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Salanfa Subdistrict
- Population
- 1847
- Elevation
- 1130
- Image
- Slenfah1.jpg
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- صلنفة
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Slinfah (, ) is a Syrian town-resort, founded in 1929, administratively belonging to Al-Haffah District within the Latakia Governorate. It is located at an average height of 1130 metres above sea level on the An-Nusayriyah Mountains, 50 km east of Latakia city. According to the 2004 official census, the town's population is 1,847, reaching up to 19,518 inhabitants with the 25 surrounding villages in the Slinfah subdistrict (nahiyah).
With its mild summer temperature, Slinfah is a popular destination for Syrians. The town is characterised with severe cold temperature and heavy snow in winter. Slinfah is inhabited by Sunnis, Syrian Orthodox Christians, and Alawites.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Slinfah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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