Slinfah

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Town in northwestern Syria

title: "Slinfah" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-al-haffah-district", "towns-in-syria", "alawite-communities-in-syria"] description: "Town in northwestern Syria" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinfah" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in northwestern Syria ::

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subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1Governorate
subdivision_name1Latakia
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2al-Haffah
subdivision_type3Subdistrict
subdivision_name3Slinfah
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of2004 census
population_total1,847
population_metro19,518
timezoneEET
utc_offset+2
timezone_DSTEEST
utc_offset_DST+3
coordinates
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elevation_m1130
postal_code_type
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoCsb
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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = Csb |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = Slinfah (, ar) is a Syrian town-resort, founded in 1929, administratively belonging to Al-Haffah District within the Latakia Governorate. It is located at an average height of 1130 metres above sea level on the An-Nusayriyah Mountains, 50 km east of Latakia city. According to the 2004 official census, the town's population is 1,847, reaching up to 19,518 inhabitants with the 25 surrounding villages in the Slinfah subdistrict (nahiyah).

With its mild summer temperature, Slinfah is a popular destination for Syrians. The town is characterised with severe cold temperature and heavy snow in winter. Slinfah is inhabited by Sunnis, Syrian Orthodox Christians, and Alawites.

The historical Citadel of Salah Ed-Din is only 13 km west of Slinfah.

Geography

The town is located 50 km east of Latakia, and is located in the heart of the Coastal Mountains of Syria, with the town reaching an elevation of 1130 meters. Slinfah's highest point is the peak of the Prophet Yunis which has a height of 1300 metres above sea level. The nearby Shooh mountains are covered with 500 hectares of fir trees.

Climate

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Slinfah-winter.jpg" caption="Slinfah in winter"] ::

In Slinfah, the climate is warm and temperate. In winter there is much more rainfall in Slinfah than in summer. According to Köppen and Geiger climate is classified as Csb. The average annual temperature in Slinfah is 12.8 °C. About 1282 mm of precipitation falls annually.

|metric first=y |single line=y |location = Slinfah, elevation 1100 m |Jan high C = 6.5 |Feb high C = 7.3 |Mar high C = 10.6 |Apr high C = 15.0 |May high C = 19.2 |Jun high C = 22.5 |Jul high C = 24.0 |Aug high C = 25.2 |Sep high C = 23.2 |Oct high C = 19.6 |Nov high C = 14.6 |Dec high C = 9.3 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 4.0 |Feb mean C = 4.4 |Mar mean C = 7.3 |Apr mean C = 11.1 |May mean C = 15.1 |Jun mean C = 18.2 |Jul mean C = 20.0 |Aug mean C = 21.1 |Sep mean C = 18.8 |Oct mean C = 15.8 |Nov mean C = 11.5 |Dec mean C = 6.0 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 1.6 |Feb low C = 1.5 |Mar low C = 4.0 |Apr low C = 7.4 |May low C = 10.8 |Jun low C = 14.1 |Jul low C = 16.0 |Aug low C = 16.8 |Sep low C = 14.6 |Oct low C = 12.0 |Nov low C = 8.1 |Dec low C = 2.7 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 220 |Feb precipitation mm = 207 |Mar precipitation mm = 231 |Apr precipitation mm = 128 |May precipitation mm = 56 |Jun precipitation mm = 27 |Jul precipitation mm = 8 |Aug precipitation mm = 7 |Sep precipitation mm = 34 |Oct precipitation mm = 67 |Nov precipitation mm = 105 |Dec precipitation mm = 273 |year precipitation mm = | source 1 = FAO{{cite web | url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/land/land-governance/land-resources-planning-toolbox/category/details/fr/c/1028000/ | title = World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM) | publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations | access-date = 21 December 2024}}

Gallery

Slinfah-house-winter.jpg|Slinfah in winter SlinfahPeak.jpg|Jebel Aansariye 10kmSlinfah.jpg|The town

References

References

  2. [https://archive.today/20121220140213/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-15-2004.htm Slinfah nahiyah population]

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