Al-Bayyadiyah Explained

Official Name:al-Bayyadiyah
Native Name:البياضية
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.9929°N 36.3898°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Masyaf
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Masyaf
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2,701
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Al-Bayyadiyah (Arabic: البياضية, also spelled Beyadiyeh) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Bayda and district center Masyaf to the northwest, Ayn Halaqim to the southwest, Baarin and Nisaf to the south, Aqrab to the southeast and al-Muah to the east. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bayyadiyah had a population of 2,701 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites and Christians.[2]

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  1. https://archive.today/20130112143403/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-15-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Boulanger, 1966, p. 452.