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]
Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
بيت الشيخ يونس | |
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  Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°47′52″N 36°4′58″E / 34.79778°N 36.08278°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Safita |
| Population 2004 census | |
| • Total | 2,199 |
References
edit- ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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