Qardaha facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Qardaha
قرداحة
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia Governorate |
| District | Qardaha District |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
Qardaha is a village in northwestern Syria, in the mountains overlooking the coastal town of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kilmakho to the west, Bustan al-Basha to the southwest, Harf al-Musaytirah to the southeast and Muzayraa to the north. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Qardaha had a population of 8,671 in 2004. It has a predominantly Alawite population and is the traditional home of the Assad family, which has ruled Syria since 1970.
President Hafez al-Assad, who ruled from 1970 to 2000, was born in Qardaha. Under Assad, the government poured massive investments into Qardaha, Latakia and the surrounding region. Qardaha has a lot of luxurious villas. A major statue of Hafez al-Assad is found in the town center, and a huge mausoleum containing the graves of Basil al-Assad and Hafez al-Assad is also located there. Hasan al-Khayer was also born in Qardaha.
Climate and geography
Qardaha has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Qerdaha in mountains area, but it is not in high altitude, Its altitude is between 350 and 500 meters, And Qerdaha is in a beautiful natural area, because it has many forest around it. Qerdaha has mediterranean climate, which is a nice climate, and it has many rainfalls, Average high temperature in Town in July is 29 °C, And in January is 7 °C, With nearly 828 mm of rainfall a long year, And 3 days of snow in January. The climate and nature in Qerdaha aid to argicultur, And especially there is around it apples and oranges plantations with tobacco farms.
