Sqoubin

Sqoubin سقوبين Saqubin
Sqoubin
Coordinates: 35°33′34″N 35°49′50″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Latakia District
Nahiyah	Latakia
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	6,379
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sqoubin (Arabic: سقوبين, also spelled Saqubin) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Baksa and al-Qanjarah to the north, Sitmarkho to the northeast, Burj al-Qasab to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sqoubin had a population of 6,379 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.