Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis

Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
بيت الشيخ يونس
Village
Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°47′52″N 36°4′58″E / 34.79778°N 36.08278°E / 34.79778; 36.08278Coordinates: 34°47′52″N 36°4′58″E / 34.79778°N 36.08278°E / 34.79778; 36.08278
Country  Syria
Governorate Tartus
District Safita
Subdistrict Safita
Population 2004 census
  Total 2,199

Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis (Arabic: بيت الشيخ يونس, also spelled Beit al-Sheikh Yunes) 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), Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis had a population of 2,199 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  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.
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