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Al-Qadmus
Sign in to saveAl-Qadmus (, also spelled al-Qadmous or Cadmus) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located northeast of Tartus and southeast of Baniyas. Nearby localities include Kaff al-Jaa and Masyaf to the east, Wadi al-'Uyun and al-Shaykh Badr to the south, Hammam Wasel, al-Qamsiyah and Maten al-Sahel to the southwest, Taanita to the west, al-Annazeh to the northwest and Deir Mama to the northeast. It is situated just east of the Mediterranean coast and its ruined castle stands on a plateau roughly above sea level and just above the town.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Al-Qadmus is referenced by 232 other articles, and connects out to Wadi al-Uyun, Isma'ilism and Alawites.
It is catalogued under topics including Alawite communities in Syria, Ismaili communities in Syria and Populated places in Baniyas District.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- القدموس
- Region
- محافظة طرطوس
- Country
- سوريا
- Elevation
- 908 m
- Timezone
- Asia/Damascus
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Al-Qadmus
- Settlement.other_name
- Cadmus
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Syria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tartus
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Baniyas
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Subdistrict
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Al-Qadmus
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2004 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 5,551
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- القدموس
- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Qadmous Subdistrict
- Population
- 5551
- Elevation
- 796
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- القدموس
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- Al-Qadmus
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Climate
- History
- Medieval period
- Ottoman era
- Modern era
- See also
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Al-Qadmus (, also spelled al-Qadmous or Cadmus) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located northeast of Tartus and southeast of Baniyas. Nearby localities include Kaff al-Jaa and Masyaf to the east, Wadi al-'Uyun and al-Shaykh Badr to the south, Hammam Wasel, al-Qamsiyah and Maten al-Sahel to the southwest, Taanita to the west, al-Annazeh to the northwest and Deir Mama to the northeast. It is situated just east of the Mediterranean coast and its ruined castle stands on a plateau roughly above sea level and just above the town.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Qadmus had a population of 5,551 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Qadmus nahiyah ("sub-district") which contained 25 localities with a collective population of 22,370 in 2004. The inhabitants of the town of al-Qadmus are mostly Ismailis and Alawites, with each community constituting about 50% of the population. By contrast, the villages in the surrounding countryside are predominantly (though not exclusively) inhabited by Alawites alone.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Qadmus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.