Official Name: | Ayn al-Bayda |
Native Name: | عين البيضة |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Latakia |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Latakia |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Ayn al-Bayda |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 census |
Population Total: | 1629 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.6539°N 35.8731°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Csa |
Ayn al-Bayda (Arabic: عين البيضة) 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, al-Bahluliyah and Mashqita to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayn al-Bayda had a population of 1,629 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
The climate is mild, and generally warm and temperate. There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer. The climate is considered to be Csa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature is 18.5 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 1004 mm.[3]