Ayn al-Dahab (Arabic: عين الذهب; also transliterared Ein al-Dahab) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Duraykish District of Tartus Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ayn al-Dahab had a population of 665 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are Alawites.[2]
Ayn al-Dahab
عين الذهب Ein al-Dahab | |
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Village | |
  Ayn al-Dahab Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°55′57″N 36°15′55″E / 34.93250°N 36.26528°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Duraykish |
| Subdistrict | Dweir Ruslan |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 665 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5215 |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2017-12-09.
- ^ Balanche 2000, p. 86.
Sources
edit- Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.