Zanqufa
زنقوفة Zanqufeh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Zanqufa | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′58″N 36°2′35″E / 35.59944°N 36.04306°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) |
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]
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
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ 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.
Zanqufa
زنقوفة Zanqufeh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Zanqufa | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′58″N 36°2′35″E / 35.59944°N 36.04306°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) |
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]
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
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ 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.
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