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Table 1 The general characteristics of Aleppo and Latakia governorates

	Aleppo	Latakia
Location	Northern Syria	Western Syria
Land area	1,850,000 ha	230,000 ha
Population	5,927,000	1,229,000
Number of districts	8	4
Number of villages	1453	432
Religion	90% are Muslims; the majority are Sunnis, mostly Arabs, followed by Kurds. The rest (10%) are Christians and Armenians	Mostly Alawites with some Sunni Muslims and Greek Orthodox Christians

ISSN: 2055-7426