Hammam Wasel حمام واصل | |
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  Hammam Wasel | |
| Coordinates:35°4′34″N36°5′12″E / 35.07611°N 36.08667°E /35.07611; 36.08667 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Baniyas |
| Subdistrict | Hammam Wasel |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,801 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hammam Wasel (Arabic:حمام واصل, also spelledHamam Wasil) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theTartus Governorate, located northeast ofTartus. Nearby localities includeAyn al-Sharqiyah andal-Baydah to the west,Baniyas to the northwest,Annaza to the north, andal-Qadmus to the northeast,Masyaf to the east,Wadi al-Oyun to the southeast,al-Shaykh Badr to the south andal-Qamsiyah to the southeast. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hammam Wasel had a population of 1,801 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Hammam Waselnahiyah ("sub-district") which contained 12 localities with a collective population of 8,522 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.[2][3]
