{{Short description|Town in northwestern Syria}} {{Infobox settlement |name =Kinsabba |settlement_type =Town |official_name =Kansaba |other_name = |native_name = كنسبا <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Syria <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Syria |pushpin_mapsize =250 <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Latakia |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = al-Haffah |subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict |subdivision_name3 = Kinsabba |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = | parts_type = | parts_style = para | p1 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =2004 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =514 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +3 |coordinates = {{coord|35|44|38|N|36|9|50|E|region:SY|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Kinsabba''' ({{langx|ar|كنسبا}}, also spelled '''Kansaba''') is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Latakia Governorate, located northeast of Latakia. Nearby localities include Slinfah to the south, al-Haffah to the southwest, Balloran and Umm al-Tuyour to the west, Qastal Ma'af to the northwest, al-Najiyah to the northeast, Qarqur to the east and Sirmaniyah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kinsabba had a population was 514 in 2004. It is the administrative center, but 16th largest locality, of the Kinsabba ''nahiyah'' ("subdistrict") which contains 35 localities with a collective population of 17,615.<ref name="CBS">[https://web.archive.org/web/20191213152644/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-17-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants were mostly Christians during the first half of the twentieth century, but it had become a predominantly Sunni Muslim village by 1994.<ref>Balanche, 2006, p. 44.</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Balanche |first=Fabrice |title=Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë |date=20 March 2006 |access-date=5 August 2025 |degree=phdthesis |publisher=Université François Rabelais - Tours |url=https://theses.hal.science/tel-00011981 |language=fr |page=92}}</ref>
== History == The rebels attacked the Kinsabba police station on 25 May 2012 and seized the weapons. Later, they withdrew from the village.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waters |first1=Gregory |title=Kabineh: The Syrian Town That Helped Save the Revolution |url=https://offbeatresearch.com/2025/12/kabineh-the-syrian-town-that-helped-save-the-revolution/ |website=offbeatresearch.com |publisher=Off Beat |access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref> Syrian Arab Armed Forces captured the village from rebels on 18 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al Arabiya |first1=Al Arabiya |title=قوات النظام تسيطر على بلدة كنسبا بريف اللاذقية |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/arab-and-world/syria/2016/02/18/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B0%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9 |website=alarabiya.net |publisher=Al Arabiya |access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref> Several months later, the rebels recaptured the village from Assad forces on 1 July 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reuters |first1=Reuters |title=Syria rebels retake key town in western coastal province: monitor, rebels |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-latakia-idUSKCN0ZH4QA/ |website=reuters.com |publisher=Reuters |access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref> The regime forces seized the village on 9 August.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anadolu |first1=Anadolu |title=قوات النظام السوري تسيطر على بلدة كنسبا بريف اللاذقية |url=https://www.alquds.co.uk/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A8/ |website=alquds.co.uk |publisher=Al-Quds Al Arabi |access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref>
As of April 2025 the village is uninhabited.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syrian Arab Republic — Population Mobility and Baseline Assessment — Round 3 (Apr 2025) {{!}} Displacement Tracking Matrix |url=https://dtm.iom.int/datasets/syrian-arab-republic-population-mobility-and-baseline-assessment-round-3-apr-2025 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=dtm.iom.int}}</ref> The police station was reopened on 17 September.<ref>{{cite web |last1=SANA |first1=SANA |title=عودة مخفر كنسبا في الحفة باللاذقية للعمل.. خطوة إيجابية لتعزيز الأمن والاستقرار |url=https://sana.sy/governorates/2287904/ |website=sana.sy |publisher=Syrian Arab News Agency |access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book|first=Fabrice|last=Balanche|title=La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v-8VFQ5WJM0C&q=Hammam+Wasel|publisher=Karthala Editions|year=2006|isbn=2845868189|language=French|author-link=Fabrice Balanche}} {{refend}}
{{Latakia Governorate|haffah}}
Category:Towns in Syria Category:Populated places in al-Haffah District Category:Christian communities in Syria