Husayn al-Baher

Husayn al-Baher (Arabic: حصين البحر, also spelled Husain al-Bahr or Hussein al-Baher) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include Maten al-Sahel to the north, Annazah to the northeast, al-Sawda to the east, Awaru and Khirbet al-Faras to the southeast and Dweir al-Shaykh Saad to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Husayn al-Baher had a population of 4,350 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality of the al-Sawda nahiyah ("sub-district").[1] The inhabitants of the village are predominantly Alawites,[2] along with a Christian minority.

Husayn al-Baher
حصين البحر
Village
Husayn al-Baher is located in Syria
Husayn al-Baher
Husayn al-Baher
Coordinates: 34°58′56″N 35°54′17″E
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictTartus
SubdistrictAl-Sawda
Population
 (2004)[1]
  Total4,350
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

In 1970 the village became part of the newly established municipality of al-Sawda along with the mostly Alawite villages of Maten al-Sahel, Mazra'a, Mazra'a Shamamis, Bayt Jadid, the Sunni Muslim village of Zamrin, the Christian villages of al-Sawda and Bashtar, and the Ismaili village of Awaru. However, in 1985 Husayn al-Baher became a separate municipality due to its size and the good relations between the village residents, many of whom are members of the ruling Ba'ath Party, and the authorities.[2] Husayn al-Baher is the birthplace of the Syrian writer Haidar Haidar[3] and playwright Saadallah Wannous.

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
  3. Haidar Haidar. Banipal. 2008.
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