Al-Qahira, Syria

Al-Qahira
الصفا
Al-Safa
Village
Al-Qahira

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°36′52″N 36°21′44″E / 35.61444°N 36.36222°E / 35.61444; 36.36222Coordinates: 35°36′52″N 36°21′44″E / 35.61444°N 36.36222°E / 35.61444; 36.36222
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict Ziyarah
Population (2004)
  Total 2,947
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
City Qrya Pcode N/A

Al-Qahira (Arabic: الصفا, also known as al-Safa) is a village in northern Syria located in the Ziyarah Subdistrict of the al-Suqaylabiyah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qahira had a population of 2,947 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites, including members of the Murshidiyyun sect.[2]

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