Al-Bahluliyah
البهلولية
Town
Al-Bahluliyah is located in Syria
Al-Bahluliyah
Al-Bahluliyah
Coordinates: 35°38′2″N 35°57′22″E / 35.63389°N 35.95611°E / 35.63389; 35.95611
Country Syria
GovernorateLatakia
DistrictLatakia
Subdistrictal-Bahluliyah
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total4,665
Time zoneUTC+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

  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.
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