Official Name: | Sitmarkho |
Other Name: | Sitt Markhu |
Native Name: | ستمرخو |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Latakia Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Latakia District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Latakia |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 2341 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.5861°N 35.8508°W |
Sitmarkho (ar|ستمرخو, also spelled Sitt Markhu) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kirsana and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the north, Burj al-Qasab and Al-Qanjarah to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Sitmarkho had a population of 2,341 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]