Hammam Vasil ( Arabic: حمام واصل ) is a small town in northwestern Syria located in the Tartus governorate. It is part of the Baniyas district. It is the center of the same name Nakhi.
| City | |
| Hammam vasil | |
|---|---|
| Arab. حمام واصل | |
| A country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| Area | Baniyas |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 624 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,801 people ( 2004 ) |
Geographical position
The city is located in the northern part of the governorate, west of the Ansaria ridge, at an altitude of 624 meters above sea level [1] .
Hammam Vasil is located approximately 25 kilometers northeast of Tartus , the provincial capital, and 170 kilometers north-northwest (NNW) of Damascus , the country's capital.
Population
According to the 2004 official census, the population of the city was 1,801 people (878 men and 923 women) [2] . Alavites predominate in the confessional composition of the population [3] .
Transport
The nearest civilian airport is Basil Al-Assad International Airport [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Hammam Wasil, Syria Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer.
- ↑ Data from the official 2004 census (ar.) (Link not available - history ) . Central Bureau of Statistics Syria.
- ↑ Balanche, Fabrice. La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien : [] . - Karthala Editions, 2006 .-- ISBN 2845868189 .