Kaff al-Hammam
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Kaff al-Hammam كاف الحمام Kaf al-Hamam | |
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Village | |
  Kaff al-Hammam | |
| Coordinates: 35°3′1″N 35°56′8″E / 35.05028°N 35.93556°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Al-Shaykh Badr |
| Subdistrict | Brummanet al-Mashayekh |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 372 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kaff al-Hammam (Arabic: كاف الحمام, also spelled Kaf al-Hamam) is a village and suburb in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Hammam Wasel to the northwest, al-Qadmus to the northeast, Hammam Qanyah and al-Riqama to the east, Brummanet al-Mashayekh to the southeast, al-Shaykh Badr to the south, Brummanet Raad to the southwest and al-Qamsiyah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kaff al-Hammam had a population of 372 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants of the village are predominantly Ismailis.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
