Al-Shaykh Badr Explained

Al-Shaykh Badr
Other Name:Sheikh Bader
Native Name:الشيخ بدر
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Tartus Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:al-Shaykh Badr
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Al-Shaykh Badr
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2008 est.
Population Total:47,982
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:34.9833°N 41°W

Al-Shaykh Badr (Arabic: الشيخ بدر, also spelled Sheikh Bader) is a city in Syria, administratively belonging to Tartus Governorate. Al-Shaykh Badr has an altitude of 536 meters. As of 2008, it had a population of 47,982. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

The town is named after the shrine of a holy man, Shaykh Badr, located within it, which was venerated by Alawites and other local religious communities.

Climate

The city has hot-summer Mediterranean climate with warm-dry summers and semi cold-rainy winters. The average annual rainfall reaches 1291mm (50.83 in).

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