{{Short description|Town in northwestern Syria}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Al-Qamsiyah |native_name = القمصيّة |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map =Syria |pushpin_mapsize =250 |settlement_type = Town<!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Tartus |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = al-Shaykh Badr |subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict |subdivision_name3 = al-Qamsiyah |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |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 = |population_as_of = 2004 census |population_note = |population_total = 2244 |population_footnotes = <ref name="CBS"/> |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +3 |coordinates = {{coord|35.050323|N|35.996143|E|region:SY|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Al-Qamsiyah''' ({{langx|ar|القمصية|al-Qamṣīyah}}) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include al-Annazeh, Maten al-Sahel and Husayn al-Baher to the southwest and Khawabi, Khirbet al-Faras and al-Shaykh Badr to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qamsiyah had a population of 2,244 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130112124634/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-27-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly 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>
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{{Tartus Governorate|shaykh}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qamsiyah}} Category:Populated places in al-Shaykh Badr District Category:Towns in Syria Category:Alawite communities in Syria