Ain al-Sharqiyah ( Arabic: عين الشرقية ) is a small city in northwestern Syria located in the Latakia governorate. Included in the Jabla area. It is the administrative center of the same name Nakhia.
| City | |
| Ain al-Sharqiya | |
|---|---|
| Arab. عين الشرقية | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| Area | Jabla |
| History and geography | |
| Center height | 288 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 2359 people ( 2004 ) |
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Geographical position
The city is located in the southern part of the governorate, west of the Ansaria mountain range, at an altitude of 288 meters above sea level [1] .
Ain al-Sharqiya is located approximately 31 kilometers southeast of the city of Latakia , the provincial capital, and 194 kilometers north-northwest (NNW) from Damascus , the country's capital.
Population
According to the official census of 2004, the population of the city was 2359 people [2] . Alavites predominate in the confessional composition of the population [3] .
Transportation
The nearest civilian airport is Basil Al-Assad International Airport [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 `Ayn ash Sharqiyah, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer.
- ↑ 2004 Official Census Data (ar.) (Link not available) . Central Bureau of Statistics Syria. Date of treatment July 10, 2017. Archived March 5, 2016.
- ↑ Balanche, Fabrice. La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien : [] . - Karthala Editions, 2006 .-- ISBN 2845868189 .