Al-Mitras
Zok al-Turkman[1] (Turkish: Zok Türkmen, Arabic: ذوق التركمان, romanized: Zok al-Turkman) or Al-Mitras (Arabic: المتراس, also spelled Mtrass) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Marmarita and Zweitina to the east, al-Zarah to the southeast, al-Tulay'i to the southwest, al-Sisiniyah to the west and al-Bariqiyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mitras had a population of 2,138 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[3][4]
Al-Mitras Zok Türkmen[1] (ذوق التركمان) Mtrass (المتراس) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Mitras Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°46′39″N 36°11′8″E | |
| Country |  |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sisiniyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,138 |
References
- Günümüzde Suriye Türkmenleri (in Turkish) — Suriye’de Değişimin Ortaya Çıkardığı Toplum: Suriye Türkmenleri, p. 20 ORSAM Rapor № 83. ORSAM – Ortadoğu Türkmenleri Programı Rapor № 14. Ankara — November 2011, 33 pages.
- "Al-Sisiniyah Nahiyah Population". Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. 2004. Retrieved 2012-07-02.. Archive:
- Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
- Mroue, Bassem (2013-10-15). "Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village". Associated Press.
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