Al-Budi (Arabic: البودي, also spelled el-Bodi) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Shiqaq to the west, Qardaha to the north, Harf al-Musaytirah to the east, Zama and Ayn al-Sharqiyah to the south and Siyano to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Budi had a population of 2,359 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Al-Budi
البودي El-Bodi | |
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Village | |
  Al-Budi | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′45″N 36°5′14″E / 35.39583°N 36.08722°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | Jableh |
| Subdistrict | Ayn al-Shiqaq |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 2,359 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). Les Alaouites l'espace et le pouvoir (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.