Official Name: | Al-Bassah |
Native Name: | البصة |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Latakia Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Latakia District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Hanadi |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 4369 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.4994°N 35.8481°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Al-Bassah (Arabic: البصة) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Baksa and Sqoubin to the north, Hanadi and Fideo to the east and Bustan al-Basha to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Bassah had a population of 4,369 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]