Zanqufa

Zanqufa (Arabic: زنقوفة‎, also spelled Zanqufeh) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the al-Haffah District, located northeast of Latakia. It is situated along the southern edge of city of al-Haffah. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Zanqufa had a population of 928 in the 2004 census.[1]

Zanqufa زنقوفة Zanqufeh
Village
Zanqufa
Coordinates: 35°35′58″N 36°2′35″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia
District	Al-Haffah
Subdistrict	Al-Haffah
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	928
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

During the 1919-20 revolt against French rule in Syria, Zanqufa was used as a base of guerrilla operations and training by rebel leader Izz ad-Din al-Qassam.[2]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Schleifer, 1993, p. 169.

Bibliography

• Abdullah, Schleifer (1993). "Palestinian Peasantry in the Great Revolt". In Edmund Burke (ed.). Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07988-4.