Al-Bariqiyah
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Al-Bariqiyah البارقية Barqieh | |
|---|---|
  Al-Bariqiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′39″N 36°13′26″E / 34.82750°N 36.22389°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Bariqiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,627 |
Al-Bariqiyah (Arabic: البارقية, also spelled Barqieh) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. It is situated between Safita to the west, Mashta al-Helu to the north and the Wadi al-Nasara area to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bariqiyah had a population of 3,627 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Bariqiyah Subdistrict, which consists of eight localities with a total population of 7,336.[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.
