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.
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).