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Sitmarkho ستمرخوSitt Markhu
Village
Sitmarkho
Coordinates: 35°35′10″N 35°51′3″E / 35.58611°N 35.85083°E / 35.58611; 35.85083
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Latakia District
Nahiyah	Latakia
Population
• Total	2,341
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sitmarkho (Arabic: ستمرخو, 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.

References

1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.

v t e Latakia Governorate
Latakia District Latakia Subdistrict Latakia Baksa Burj al-Qasab Kirsana Mushayrafet al-Samouk al-Qanjarah Sinjwan Sitmarkho Sqoubin Ayn al-Bayda Subdistrict Ayn al-Bayda Burj Islam Mashqita al-Safsaf Salib al-Turkman al-Shabatliyah Bahluliyah Subdistrict al-Bahluliyah al-Jandiriyah Hanadi Subdistrict Hanadi al-Bassah Fideo al-Sanawbar al-Shir Kessab Subdistrict Kessab Qastal Ma'af Subdistrict Qastal Ma'af al-Badrusiyah Balloran Umm al-Tuyour Zaghrin Rabia Subdistrict Rabia
Jableh District Jableh Subdistrict Jableh Arab al-Mulk Bisaysin al-Burjal Bustan al-Basha Dirghamo Hmeimim al-Qabu Ras al-Ayn al-Sharashir Siyannu Ayn al-Sharqiyah Subdistrict Ayn al-Sharqiyah Bani Qahtan Castle Qurn Hulya Mutawwar Zama Ayn Shiqaq Subdistrict Ayn Shiqaq Benjaro Btigramo al-Budi al-Qassabin Sarabion Beit Yashout Subdistrict Beit Yashout Bsheili Halbakko Hallet Ara Daliyah Subdistrict Daliyah Beit Ana Qutailibiyah Subdistrict al-Qutailibiyah al-Aqibah Baabda Bashraghi Dweir Baabda (incl. Sarabion) Hamam al-Qarahleh Qurfays
Al-Haffah District Haffah Subdistrict Al-Haffah Babna Jankil Zanqufa Ayn al-Tineh Subdistrict Ayn al-Tineh al-Jandiriyah Kinsabba Subdistrict Kinsabba Brouma Duwayrika Kabani Ta'uma Muzayraa Subdistrict Muzayraa Difa Slinfah Subdistrict Slinfah Salma Aramo
Qardaha District Qardaha Subdistrict Qardaha al-Fakhurah Bahamra Bayt Suhin Bishalama Bisrama Dabbash Harf al-Musaytirah Istamo Jawbat Burghal Kilmakho Mahalibeh Castle Yarte

• Populated places in Latakia District
• Alawite communities in Syria