# Al-Shir

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|native_name            = الشير
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|subdivision_name1      = [Latakia Governorate](/source/Latakia_Governorate)
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|subdivision_name2      = [Latakia District](/source/Latakia_District)
|subdivision_type3      = [Nahiyah](/source/Nahiyah)
|subdivision_name3      = [Hanadi](/source/Hanadi)
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'''Al-Shir''' ({{langx|ar|الشير}}) is a town in western [Syria](/source/Syria), administratively part of the [Latakia Governorate](/source/Latakia_Governorate), located south of [Latakia](/source/Latakia). Nearby localities include [Baksa](/source/Baksa%2C_Syria) and [Sqoubin](/source/Sqoubin) to the north, [Fideo](/source/Fideo%2C_Syria) to the east and [Hanadi](/source/Hanadi), [al-Bassah](/source/Al-Bassah%2C_Syria) and [Bustan al-Basha](/source/Bustan_al-Basha) to the south. According to the [Syria Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)), al-Shir had a population of 2,129 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20121220135055/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-7-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [Syria Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Central_Bureau_of_Statistics_(Syria)) (CBS). Latakia Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [Alawites](/source/Alawites).<ref name="Balanche">{{cite book|first=Fabrice|last=Balanche|title=La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien|url=http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/06/30/97/PDF/Les_Alaouites_l_espace_et_le_pouvoir.pdf|publisher=Karthala Editions|year=2006|isbn=2845868189|language=French|author-link=Fabrice Balanche}}</ref>

On 7 March 2025, 24 civilians were executed by Syrian security forces while [clashes](/source/March_2025_Western_Syria_clashes) in the Syrian coastal region were ongoing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=amar |date=2025-03-07 |title=Daily death toll {{!}} 240 people killed on March 7 across Syria - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/357387/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |language=en-CA}}</ref> 

==References==
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{{Latakia Governorate|latakia}}

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Category:Populated places in Latakia District
Category:Alawite communities in Syria

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