Al-Bayyadiyah

al-Bayyadiyah
البياضية
Beyadiyeh
Village
al-Bayyadiyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°59′34″N 36°23′23″E / 34.992914°N 36.389766°E / 34.992914; 36.389766Coordinates: 34°59′34″N 36°23′23″E / 34.992914°N 36.389766°E / 34.992914; 36.389766
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Masyaf
Subdistrict Masyaf
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,701
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Al-Bayyadiyah (Arabic: البياضية‎, also spelled Beyadiyeh) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Bayda and district center Masyaf to the northwest, Ayn Halaqim to the southwest, Baarin and Nisaf to the south, Aqrab to the southeast and al-Muah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bayyadiyah had a population of 2,701 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and Christians.[2]

References

  1. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Boulanger, 1966, p. 452.

Bibliography

  • Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
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