Nisaf (Arabic: نيصاف, also spelled Nasaf) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Kamrah to the southeast, Baarin and Taunah to the east, al-Bayyadiyah to the northeast, al-Suwaydah to the north and Ayn Halaqim to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Nisaf had a population of 4,048 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] The local governing council for Nisaf was established in 1977 and it became a village council in 1999.[3]

Nisaf
نيصاف
Nasaf
Village
Nisaf is located in Syria
Nisaf
Nisaf
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°55′58″N 36°22′40″E / 34.932667°N 36.377792°E / 34.932667; 36.377792
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMasyaf
SubdistrictAwj
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total4,048
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180
  3. ^ لمحة موجزة عن الوحدة الإدارية في قرية نيصاف. موقع محافظة حماة (in Arabic). محافظة حماة. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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