| Khirbet al-Ma'zah خربة المعزة | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Khirbet al-Ma'zahLocation in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′59″N 36°0′16″E / 34.79972°N 36.00444°E / 34.79972; 36.00444 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Khirbet al-Ma'zah |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,798 |
Khirbet al-Ma'zah (Arabic: خربة المعزة) is a town in western Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located along the road between Safita in the east and Tartus to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khirbet al-Ma'zah had a population of 4,798 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Khirbet al-Ma'zah Subdistrict (nahiyah) which consisted of 11 localities with a collective population of 22,897. The inhabitants of the town and the subdistrict are predominantly Alawites, mainly from the Kalbiyya tribal confederation.
Incidents
On December 26, 2024, former Syrian major general Mohammad Kanjo Hassan was found hiding in a hole in Khirbet al-Ma'zah, he was arrested along with 20 of his loyalists.
Sources
- Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
References
- "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- Balanche 2000, p. 152.
- "Syria's new rulers arrest official behind Saydnaya death penalties". France 24. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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