Official Name: | Al-Budi |
Other Name: | El-Bodi |
Native Name: | البودي |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Latakia |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jableh |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Ayn al-Shiqaq |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 2,359 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 35.3958°N 36.0872°W |
Al-Budi (Arabic: البودي, also spelled el-Bodi) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia. Nearby localities include Ayn al-Shiqaq to the west, Qardaha to the north, Harf al-Musaytirah to the east, Zama and Ayn al-Sharqiyah to the south and Siyano to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Budi had a population of 2,359 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]