Difa (Arabic: ديفة, also spelled Difeh) is a village in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Muzayraa Subdistrict of the al-Haffah District, located east of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Difa had a population of 403 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Difa is the birthplace of the well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.[3]
Difa
ديفة Difeh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Difa Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | Al-Haffah |
| Subdistrict | Muzayraa |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 403 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Meismani, 1998, p. 121.
- ^ Moubayed, 2006, p. 542.
Bibliography
edit- Meismani, Julie Scott (1998), Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, vol. 1, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780415185714
- Moubayed, Sami M. (2006), Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000, Cune Press, ISBN 9781885942401