Ali Kasun (Arabic: علي كاسون), also known as Sheikh Ali Kassoun, is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Salamiyah District of the Hama Governorate.
[1] According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ali Kasun had a population of 1,336 in the 2004 census.
[2] The village is named after a religious figure, Sheikh Ali Kasun, whose maqam (shrine) is located on a hilltop (650 meters (2,130 ft) above sea level) overlooking the village.
[1] The Sheikh Ali Kassoun Municipality was established in 1989 to administer the village.
The municipality also incorporates the neighboring villages of Umm Tuweineh, Tamak, Tell Dahab, Tirad, Nawa, Sabba, al-Lahuna al-Shamaliya, al-Lahuna al-Janubiya and al-Uyur.