Al-Bariqiyah
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 consisted of eight localities with a total population of 7,336. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Al-Bariqiyah
البارقية Barqieh | |
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Town | |
Al-Bariqiyah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′39″N 36°13′26″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Safita |
| Subdistrict | Bariqiyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,627 |
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