Difa

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 well-known poet Badawi al-Jabal.

Difa
ديفة
Difeh
Village
Difa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°31′10″N 35°59′8″E
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictAl-Haffah
SubdistrictMuzayraa
Population
 (2004)
  Total403
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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