Basatin al-Assad
| Basatin al-Assad بساتين الأسد بساتين Basateen | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Basatin al-Assad | |
| Coordinates: 35°7′55″N 35°57′26″E / 35.13194°N 35.95722°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Baniyas |
| Subdistrict | Baniyas |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,228 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Basatin al-Assad (Arabic: البيضة, also spelled Basateen) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include Baniyas to the north, Kharibeh to the southeast and al-Bayda to the south. It is situated just east of the Mediterranean coast.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Basatin al-Assad had a population of 3,288 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants of Basatin al-Assad, as well as Baniyas city, al-Bayda and Marqab, are predominantly Sunni Muslims, in contrast to much of the area which is largely inhabited by members of the Alawite community.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Holliday, Joseph. The Assad Regime: From Counterinsurgency to Civil War. Middle East Security Report 8. Institute for the Study of War. March 2013.
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