Al-Mitras

Al-Mitras (Arabic: المتراس‎, also spelled Mtrass) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. Nearby localities include Marmarita and Zweitina to the east, al-Zarah to the southeast, al-Tulay'i to the southwest, al-Sisiniyah to the west and al-Bariqiyah to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mitras had a population of 2,138 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2][3]

Al-Mitras

المتراس

Mtrass
Village
Al-Mitras
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°46′39″N 36°11′8″E
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictSafita
SubdistrictAl-Sisiniyah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,138

References
  1. "Al-Sisiniyah Nahiyah Population". Syria Central Bureau of Statistics. 2004. Retrieved 2012-07-02.. Archive:
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
  3. Mroue, Bassem (2013-10-15). "Agreement ends shelling of Syrian village". Associated Press.
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