Tayru
Village in Tartus, Syria
Tayru طيرو | |
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Village | |
35°11′45″N 35°59′15″E / 35.19583°N 35.98750°E / 35.19583; 35.98750 | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | Baniyas |
Subdistrict | Baniyas |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 838 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Tayru (Arabic: طيرو) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located northeast of Tartus and just east of the Mediterranean town of Baniyas. Nearby localities include Bustan al-Hamam and al-Annazeh to the east, al-Qadmus and Kaff al-Jaa to the southeast, al-Qamsiyah, al-Baydah and Maten al-Sahel to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tayru had a population of 838 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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Capital: Tartus
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