Al-Sisiniyah السيسنية Sisnyeh | |
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  Al-Sisiniyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°46′52″N36°8′35″E / 34.78111°N 36.14306°E /34.78111; 36.14306 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sisiniyah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,667 |
Al-Sisiniyah (Arabic:السيسنية, also spelledSisnyeh) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theTartus Governorate, located southeast ofTartus. Nearby localities includeSafita to the north,al-Bariqiyah to the northeast,Habnamrah andMarmarita to the east,al-Zarah to the southeast,al-Tulay'i to the southwest,Buwaydet al-Suwayqat to the west andBeit al-Shaykh Yunes to the northwest. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sisiniyah had a population of 2,667 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Sisiniyahnahiyah ("sub-district") which consisted of 19 localities with a collective population of 22,018 in 2004.[1] The town's inhabitants are a mix ofAlawites andChristians, with each community having its ownmukhtar ("village head").[2]
