Nisaf

Nisaf (Arabic: نيصاف, also spelled Nasaf) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include Kafr Kamrah to the southeast, Baarin and Taunah to the east, al-Bayyadiyah to the northeast, al-Suwaydah to the north and Ayn Halaqim to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Nisaf had a population of 4,048 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. The local governing council for Nisaf was established in 1977 and it became a village council in 1999.

Nisaf
نيصاف
Nasaf
Village
Nisaf
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34.932667°N 36.377792°E / 34.932667; 36.377792
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMasyaf
SubdistrictAwj
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 (2004)
  Total4,048
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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