Ayn al-Bayda, Latakia

Ayn al-Bayda
عين البيضة
Town
Ayn al-Bayda
Coordinates: 35°39′14″N 35°52′23″E / 35.65389°N 35.87306°E / 35.65389; 35.87306
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Ayn al-Bayda
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 1,629
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate Csa

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]

Climate

The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer in `Ayn al Bayda'. This climate is considered to be Csa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature is 18.5 °C in `Ayn al Bayda'. In a year, the average rainfall is 1004 mm. [3]

Climate data for Slinfah
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)		 10.8
(51.4)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.6
(61.9)		 20.2
(68.4)		 23.9
(75)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.9
(80.4)		 24.9
(76.8)		 21.1
(70)		 16.2
(61.2)		 11.4
(52.5)		 18.5
(65.2)
Average low °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)		 6.8
(44.2)		 9
(48)		 11.7
(53.1)		 15.1
(59.2)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.5
(72.5)		 19.6
(67.3)		 15.6
(60.1)		 11.2
(52.2)		 7.7
(45.9)		 13.9
(57.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 179
(7.05)		 160
(6.3)		 121
(4.76)		 59
(2.32)		 36
(1.42)		 9
(0.35)		 3
(0.12)		 5
(0.2)		 26
(1.02)		 66
(2.6)		 101
(3.98)		 239
(9.41)		 1,004
(39.53)
Source: Climate-data.org, retrieved 12 August 2017

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Climate 'Ayn Al-Bayda': Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for 'Ayn al-Bayda' - Climate-Data.org".
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