Sinjwan

Sinjwan سنجوان
Village
Sinjwan
Coordinates: 35°32′47″N 35°49′27″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Latakia District
Nahiyah	Latakia
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	3,163
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sinjwan (Arabic: سنجوان) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Sqoubin, Baksa and al-Qanjarah to the north, Sitmarkho to the northeast, and Burj al-Qasab to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sinjwan had a population of 3,163 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.^[2]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.