Al-Bayda ( ar, البيضا) is a village in northwestern
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
located west of
Hama
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, southeast of the port city of
Latakia
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, and north of
Damascus
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. It is administratively part of the
Hama Governorate
Hama Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حماة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, governorates of Syria. It is situated in western-central Syria, bordering Idlib Governorate, Idlib and Aleppo Governorates ...
. Nearby localities include
Masyaf 2 kilometers to the north,
al-Suwaydah to the southeast,
Ayn Halaqim to the south, and
Wadi al-Oyun to the southwest. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bayda had a population of 1,173 in the 2004 census.
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Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. Its inhabitants are almost exclusively
Greek Orthodox Christians.
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History
Al-Bayda was founded by Ibrahim Bolous Ghanemeh in about 1730. The town is home to the St. Gawargeos church, which was built in 1814.
Economy
Most of Al-Bayda's residents work in agriculture,
tourism, or for the government.
See also
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Albaida (disambiguation)
References
External links
Official website
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Populated places in Masyaf District
Eastern Orthodox Christian communities in Syria
Christian communities in Syria