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Town in northwestern Syria Town in Tartus, Syria
Khirbet al-Ma'zah خربة المعزة
Town
Khirbet al-Ma'zah is located in SyriaKhirbet al-Ma'zahKhirbet al-Ma'zahLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 34°47′59″N 36°0′16″E / 34.79972°N 36.00444°E / 34.79972; 36.00444
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictTartus
SubdistrictKhirbet al-Ma'zah
Population
 • Total4,798

Khirbet al-Ma'zah (Arabic: خربة المعزة) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located along the road between Safita in the east and Tartus to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Khirbet al-Ma'zah had a population of 4,798 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Khirbet al-Ma'zah Subdistrict (nahiyah) which consisted of 11 localities with a collective population of 22,897. The inhabitants of the town and the subdistrict are predominantly Alawites, predominantly from the Kalbiyya tribal confederation.

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  1. "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. Balanche 2000, p. 152.
Tartus Governorate
Capital: Tartus
Tartus District
Tartus Governorate within Syria
Tartus Governorate
Baniyas District
Safita District
Duraykish District
Al-Shaykh Badr District
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