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Al-Shamiyah الشامية
Village
Al-Shamiyah
Coordinates: 35°38′13″N 35°48′28″E / 35.63694°N 35.80778°E / 35.63694; 35.80778
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Latakia District
Nahiyah	Latakia
Population
• Total	2,982
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Shamiyah (Arabic: الشامية) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Burj Islam to the north, Burj al-Qasab and Kirsana to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Shamiyah had a population of 2,982 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). 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