Al-Bariqiyah
Village in northwestern Syria
Village in Tartus, Syria
Al-Bariqiyah البارقية Barqieh | |
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34°49′39″N 36°13′26″E / 34.82750°N 36.22389°E / 34.82750; 36.22389 | |
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Governorate | Tartus |
District | Safita |
Subdistrict | Bariqiyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 3,627 |
Al-Bariqiyah (Arabic: البارقية, also spelled Barqieh) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Tartus. It is situated between Safita to the west, Mashta al-Helu to the north and the Wadi al-Nasara area to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bariqiyah had a population of 3,627 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Bariqiyah Subdistrict, which consists of eight localities with a total population of 7,336.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
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Capital: Tartus
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