Al-Haffah

Al-Haffah (Arabic: ٱلْحَفَّة, romanized: al-Ḥaffa) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located 33 kilometers (21 mi) east of Latakia. It is the center of al-Haffah District, one of the four districts (mantiqah) of the Latakia Goverorate. Al-Haffah's population was 4,298 in the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) and the al-Haffah subdistrict (nahiya) had a population of 23,347. About 90% of the town's inhabitants are Sunni Muslims, while Christians constitute about 10% of the population. The communities have lived together in al-Haffah for centuries. The residents of al-Haffah are largely involved in agriculture. The town grows many types of fruits such as olives, figs, pomegranates, apples and pears.