Ayn al-Bayda, Latakia

Ayn al-Bayda
عين البيضة
Ayn al-Bayda is located in Syria
Ayn al-Bayda
Ayn al-Bayda
Coordinates: 35°39′14″N 35°52′23″E / 35.65389°N 35.87306°E / 35.65389; 35.87306
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictLatakia
SubdistrictAyn al-Bayda
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total
1,629
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateCsa

Ayn al-Bayda (Arabic: عين البيضة) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah and Mashqita to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayn al-Bayda had a population of 1,629 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.