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Sources

For those who want to see the sources:
For Reyhanli district: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyhanl%C4%B1 http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-287232-looking-at-syria-from--hatay-reyhanli.html
For Iskenderun: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Alexandretta.aspx
For Antakya: http://www.sunexpress.com/en/trip-advisor/highlights/antakya
For Northern Latakia: http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/images/maps/Levant_Religion_lg.jpg
For Haffa being sunni: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/14/syria-un-observers-haffa_n_1596280.html
For Jabal Al-Akrad (Kurd Mountain): http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?c=sy&UF=-2537788&UN=-3483682&DG=MTS For Al-Hamidiyah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hamidiyah http://webs.uvigo.es/ssl/actas2002/05/08.%20Roula%20Tsokalidou.pdf
For Akkar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alawi/Lebanon/ http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/pdfid/4b6fe2830.pdf
For Ghajar: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/getting-rid-of-ghajar-1.275742
For Damascus: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/21/us-syria-crisis-alawites-idUSBRE86K0JM20120721
For Alawi cities around Damascus: I couldn't find any sources as most international journalists don't even know those towns, but let me tell you that I myself am a Damascene and I know that those three cities around Damascus are alawite. In fact, I even know the districts inside Damascus where Alawis live, but that would be way too specific for this map. The only place where these cities can be found apparently is on google maps/Earth.Moester101 (talk) 22:30, 21 August 2012 (UTC)