Buwaydat al-Suwayqat
Buwaydat al-Suwayqat بويضة السويقات | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°48′0″N 36°3′20″E / 34.80000°N 36.05556°E | |
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
[edit]- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.