Al-Shir

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|native_name = الشير

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|subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria

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|subdivision_name1 = Latakia Governorate

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|subdivision_name2 = Latakia District

|subdivision_type3 = Nahiyah

|subdivision_name3 = Hanadi

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|population_total = 2129

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Al-Shir ({{langx|ar|الشير}}) is a town in western Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Baksa and Sqoubin to the north, Fideo to the east and Hanadi, al-Bassah and Bustan al-Basha to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Shir had a population of 2,129 in the 2004 census.[https://archive.today/20121220135055/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-7-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.{{cite book|first=Fabrice|last=Balanche|title=La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien|url=http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/06/30/97/PDF/Les_Alaouites_l_espace_et_le_pouvoir.pdf|publisher=Karthala Editions|year=2006|isbn=2845868189|language=French|author-link=Fabrice Balanche}}

On 7 March 2025, 24 civilians were executed by Syrian security forces while clashes in the Syrian coastal region were ongoing.{{Cite web |last=amar |date=2025-03-07 |title=Daily death toll {{!}} 240 people killed on March 7 across Syria - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights |url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/357387/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |language=en-CA}}