Al-Budi

Al-Budi
البودي
Village
Al-Budi
Coordinates: 35°23′45″N 36°5′14″E / 35.39583°N 36.08722°E / 35.39583; 36.08722
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia
District Jableh
Subdistrict Ayn al-Shiqaq
Population (2004)[1]
  Total 2,359
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Al-Budi (Arabic: البودي, also spelled el-Bodi) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Shiqaq to the west, Qardaha to the north, Harf al-Musaytirah to the east, Zama and Ayn al-Sharqiyah to the south and Siyano to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Budi had a population of 2,359 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (Arabic)
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). Les Alaouites l'espace et le pouvoir (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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