Difa

Difa (Arabic: ديفة, also spelled Difeh) is a village in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Muzayraa Subdistrict of the al-Haffah District, located east of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Difa had a population of 403 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] Difa is the birthplace of well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.[3]

Difa

ديفة

Difeh
Village
Difa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictAl-Haffah
SubdistrictMuzayraa
Population
 (2004)
  Total403
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Meismani, 1998, p. 121.
  3. Moubayed, 2006, p. 542.

Bibliography

  • Meismani, Julie Scott (1998), Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature, 1, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9780415185714
  • Moubayed, Sami M. (2006), Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900-2000, Cune Press, ISBN 9781885942401
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