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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