Husayn al-Baher explained

Official Name:Husayn al-Baher
Native Name:حصين البحر
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Tartus
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tartus
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Sawda
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:4,350
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.9822°N 35.9047°W

Husayn al-Baher (Arabic: حصين البحر, also spelled Husain al-Bahr or Hussein al-Baher) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include Maten al-Sahel to the north, Annazah to the northeast, al-Sawda to the east, Awaru and Khirbet al-Faras to the southeast and Dweir al-Shaykh Saad to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Husayn al-Baher had a population of 4,350 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality of the al-Sawda nahiyah ("sub-district").[1] The inhabitants of the village are predominantly Alawites,[2] along with a Christian minority.

In 1970 the village became part of the newly established municipality of al-Sawda along with the mostly Alawite villages of Maten al-Sahel, Mazra'a, Mazra'a Shamamis, Bayt Jadid, the Sunni Muslim village of Zamrin, the Christian villages of al-Sawda and Bashtar, and the Ismaili village of Awaru. However, in 1985 Husayn al-Baher became a separate municipality due to its size and the good relations between the village residents, many of whom are members of the ruling Ba'ath Party, and the authorities.[2] Husayn al-Baher is the birthplace of the Syrian writer Haidar Haidar[3] and playwright Saadallah Wannous.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216011535/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB10-5-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Book: Balanche, Fabrice. La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien. Karthala Editions. 2006. 2845868189. French. Fabrice Balanche.
  3. http://www.banipal.co.uk/contributors/83/haidar-haidar/ Haidar Haidar