Al-Budi

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Al-Budi
البودي
El-Bodi
Village
Al-Budi is located in Syria
Al-Budi
Al-Budi
Coordinates: 35°23′45″N 36°5′14″E / 35.39583°N 36.08722°E / 35.39583; 36.08722
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictJableh
SubdistrictAyn al-Shiqaq
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total2,359
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). Les Alaouites l'espace et le pouvoir (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.