Sqoubin

Sqoubin (Arabic: سقوبين, also spelled Saqubin) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Baksa and al-Qanjarah to the north, Sitmarkho to the northeast, Burj al-Qasab to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sqoubin had a population of 6,379 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.^[2]

Sqoubin سقوبين Saqubin
Sqoubin
Coordinates: 35°33′34″N 35°49′50″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Latakia Governorate
District	Latakia District
Nahiyah	Latakia
Population  (2004 census)[1]
• Total	6,379
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)