Basatin al-Assad
بساتين الأسد | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 35°7′55″N 35°57′26″E / 35.13194°N 35.95722°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | Baniyas |
Subdistrict | Baniyas |
Population (2004)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,228 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Basatin al-Assad ( Arabic: بساتين الأسد) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include Baniyas to the north, Kharibeh to the southeast and al-Bayda to the south. It is situated just east of the Mediterranean coast.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Basatin al-Assad had a population of 3,288 in the 2004 census. [1] The inhabitants of Basatin al-Assad, as well as Baniyas city, al-Bayda and Marqab, are predominantly Sunni Muslims, in contrast to much of the area which is largely inhabited by members of the Alawite community. [2]