Al-Bahluliyah
البهلولية | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Al-Bahluliyah | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′2″N 35°57′22″E / 35.63389°N 35.95611°E | |
| Country | 
Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | Latakia |
| Subdistrict | al-Bahluliyah |
| Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
| • Total | 4,665 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Al-Bahluliyah ( Arabic: البهلولية) 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, Sitmarkho and al-Qanjarah to the southwest and al-Haffah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Bahluliyah had a population of 4,665 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. [2]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
