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Slinfah
(
Arabic
:
?????
,
?lenfah
) is a
Sirie
toun-resort, foondit in 1929, admeenistratively belangin tae
Al-Haffah
Destrict athin the
Latakia Govrenorate
. It is locatit at a an average hicht o 1130 meters abuin sea level on the
An-Nusayriyah muuntains
, 50 kilometers east o
Latakia
ceety. Accordin tae the 2004 offeecial census, the toun's population is 1,847, reachin up tae 19,518 indwallers wi the surroondin veelages o Slinfah sub-destrict (
nahiyah
).
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Wi its mild simmer temperatur, Slinfah is ane o the maist popular tourist destinations in Sirie, baith amang locals an foreigners. The toun is characterizit wi severe cauld temperatur an hivy snaw in winter.
Slinfah's heichest pynt is the peak o the Prophet Yunis which haes a hicht o 1300 meters abuin sea level. The nearbi Shooh muntains are covered wi 500 hectares o
fir
trees. The historical
Citadel o Saladin
is anerlie 13 km wast o Slinfah.