Al-Qanjarah

Al-Qanjarah
القنجرة
Village
Al-Qanjarah
Coordinates: 35°34′57″N 35°48′57″E / 35.58250°N 35.81583°E / 35.58250; 35.81583
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia Governorate
DistrictLatakia District
NahiyahLatakia
Population
 (2004 census)
  Total
4,142
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Qanjarah (Arabic: القنجرة) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include al-Shamiyah and Kirsana to the north, Burj al-Qasab to the west, Sitmarkho to the east, Baksa and Sqoubin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Al-Qanjarah had a population of 4,142 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.