Bustan al-Basha بستان الباشا | |
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Coordinates: 35°25′N 35°56′E / 35.417°N 35.933°E | |
Kintra | Sirie |
Govrenorate | Latakia Govrenorate |
Destrict | Jableh Destrict |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,603 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Bustan al-Basha (Arabic: بستان الباشا, spellt Bistan al-Basha an aw; translation: "the Govrenor's Garden") is a veelage locatit alang the Mediterranean coastline in northren Sirie, pairt o the Latakia Govrenorate. It is situatit sootheast o Latakia an wast o Qardaha. In the 2004 census Bustan al-Basha haed a population o 1,603.[1] Mast o its inhabitants are Alawites an the veelage is hame tae the Makhlouf family who are relatit tae the Assad faimily. Accordin tae Patrick Seale, Bustan al-Basha's residents wur maistly aligned wi Sirie Social Naitionalist Pairty in the mid-20t-century.[2]