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 When a number of Takfiri terrorist groups appeared in Syria since 2012 and occupied different areas of the country, Syrian Alawites have since then been one of the main targets of their attacks.
-==Geographical Distribution and the Population of the Syrian Alawites==
+==Geographical Distribution and the Population==
-Throughout the history, the Alawites lived in the coasts of al-Sham spreading from the north to Antioch and from the south to Lebanese mountains as well as in [[Aleppo]]. In general, the Alawites lived in the following cities and areas in the past: Aleppo and its suburbs, Iskenderun, Antioch, Lattakia, Zion, Jabaleh, Baniyas, Ümraniye, Tartus, and Nusayriyya mountains. In the contemporary period, they live in four Syrian governorates.
+Throughout the history, the Alawites lived in the coasts of ُSyria spreading from the north to Antioch and from the south to Lebanese mountains as well as in [[Aleppo]]. In general, the Alawites lived in the following cities and areas in the past: Aleppo and its suburbs, Iskenderun, Antioch, Latakia, Zion, Jabaleh, Baniyas, Ümraniye, Tartus, and Nusayriyya mountains. In the contemporary period, they live in four Syrian governorates.
-* Lattakia governorate: the four parts: Lattakia, Zion, Jabaleh, and Qardaha.
+* Latakia governorate: the four parts: Lattakia, Zion, Jabaleh, and Qardaha.
 * Tartus governorate: in Tartus, Baniyas (Murqub), Al-Shaykh Badr, Duraykish, and Safita (al-Hisn).