Al-Bahluliyah Explained

Official Name:Al-Bahluliyah
Native Name:البهلولية
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:al-Bahluliyah
Settlement Type:Town
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:4665
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.6339°N 35.9561°W

Al-Bahluliyah (Arabic: البهلولية) 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, Sitmarkho and al-Qanjarah to the southwest and al-Haffah to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Bahluliyah had a population of 4,665 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20121209010550/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-3-2004.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.