Buwaydat al-Suwayqat

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Buwaydat al-Suwayqat
بويضة السويقات
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Buwaydat al-Suwayqat
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°48′0″N36°3′20″E / 34.80000°N 36.05556°E / 34.80000; 36.05556 Coordinates: 34°48′0″N36°3′20″E / 34.80000°N 36.05556°E / 34.80000; 36.05556
CountryFlag of Syria.svg  Syria
Governorate Tartus
District Safita
Subdistrict Safita
Population 2004 census
 • Total 2,835

Buwaydat al-Suwayqat (Arabic : بويضة السويقات‎, also spelled Bweidat al-Sweiqat) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located between Safita (to the east) and Ras al-Khashufah (to the west). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Buwaydat al-Suwayqat had a population of 2,835 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. [2]

Syria Country in Western Asia

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turks. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunni make up the largest religious group in Syria.

Tartus Governorate Governorate in Syria

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Safita Place in Tartous Governorate, Syria

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References

  1. ↑ "General Census of Population 2004" . Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ↑ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN   2845868189.
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