sentences:  Its reported area varies in different sources from 2,297 km² to 2,437 km².The governorate has a population of 1,008,000 (2011 estimate).Members of the Alawite sect form a majority in the governorate, although Armenians, Turkmen, and Sunni Kurds form the majorities in the Kessab, Jabal Turkman, and Jabal al-Akrad regions respectively.