Difa
Difa
ديفة Difeh | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E / 35.51944°N 35.98556°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | Al-Haffah |
| Subdistrict | Muzayraa |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 403 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Difa (Arabic: ديفة, also spelled Difeh) is a village in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Muzayraa Subdistrict of the al-Haffah District, located east of Latakia. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Difa had a population of 403 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. Difa is the birthplace of the well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.