Bahuzi

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Bahuzi
بحوزى
Village
Bahuzi is located in Syria
Bahuzi
Bahuzi
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°45′17″N 36°0′55″E / 34.75472°N 36.01528°E / 34.75472; 36.01528
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictTartus
SubdistrictAl-Safsafah
Population
2004 census
 • Total1,801

Bahuzi (Arabic: بحوزى, also spelled Bhozy) 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), Bahuzi had a population of 1,801 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References[edit]

  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.