Al-Haffah is a Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

n city

City

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 administratively belonging to Latakia Governorate

Latakia Governorate

Latakia Governorate or muhafazah al Ladhiqiyah is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in western Syria, bordering Turkey. Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km² to 2,437 km² . The Governorate has a population of 991,000 and is one of the...

. Al-Haffah has an altitude of 194m. It has a population of 17,921.
Al-Haffah is the largest section (Manteqa) of the four administrative sections forming Latakia Goverorate; City of Latakia, Al-Haffah, Jableh and Al-Qurdaha.

Al-Haffah is located on a mountain near Salah-Ul-Deen Castle (7 km); which is very famous in the Syrian Monuments Directory due to its history (starting with the Phoenicians, and being a strategic point for invading Crusaders) and the unique "Pole of the Pregnant" (ar: عامود الحبلة ), which is a tower sculptured in stone to connect the two parts of the castle without using the gates.

Al-Haffah produces olives, figs, pomegranates, Damacian apples and Debbeshee pears.