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Khirbet al-Faras

Khirbet al-Faras

Village in Tartus, Syria

Khirbat Al Faras (Arabic: خربة الفرس) is a Syrian city administratively belonging to Tartus Governorate located in the Khawabi region, its distance from city of Tartus about 20 km. Khirbat Al Faras has an altitude of 300 meters and surrounded by two rivers. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Khirbet al-Faras had a population of 1,113 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Ismailis, although there is an Alawites minority.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. [2]
    Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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