Buwaydat al-Suwayqat

Buwaydat al-Suwayqat
بويضة السويقات
Village
Buwaydat al-Suwayqat

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°48′0″N 36°3′20″E / 34.80000°N 36.05556°E / 34.80000; 36.05556Coordinates: 34°48′0″N 36°3′20″E / 34.80000°N 36.05556°E / 34.80000; 36.05556
Country  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]

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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