Qastal Ma'af (Arabic: قسطل معاف) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kesab to the north, Mashqita and Ayn al-Bayda to the south and Rabia to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qastal Ma'af had a population of 585 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Qastal Ma'af nahiyah ("subdistrict"), which consisted of 19 localities with a collective population of 16,784 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslim,[2] and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages and subdistrict are predominantly Alawites.[3]
Qastal Ma'af
قسطل معاف | |
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![]() ![]() Qastal Ma'af | |
Coordinates: 35°49′29″N 35°57′6″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Latakia |
District | Latakia |
Subdistrict | Qastal Ma'af |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 585 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Capital: Latakia | ||||||
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