Sitmarkho
title: "Sitmarkho" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-latakia-district", "alawite-communities-in-syria"] topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitmarkho" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Sitmarkho |
| other_name | Sitt Markhu |
| native_name | ستمرخو |
| pushpin_map | Syria |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | Latakia Governorate |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Latakia District |
| subdivision_type3 | Nahiyah |
| subdivision_name3 | Latakia |
| settlement_type | Village |
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| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2004 census |
| population_total | 2341 |
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| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
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Sitmarkho (, also spelled Sitt Markhu) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kirsana and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the north, Burj al-Qasab and Al-Qanjarah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sitmarkho had a population of 2,341 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
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References
- [http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-1-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive. link. (2013-03-17 . [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)). Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Latakia Governorate. {{in lang. ar
- Balanche, Fabrice. (2006). "La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien". Karthala Editions.
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