Al-Bayda ( ar, البيضا) is a village in northwestern
Syria located west of
Hama, southeast of the port city of
Latakia, and north of
Damascus. It is administratively part of the
Hama Governorate. Nearby localities include
Masyaf
Masyaf ( ar, مصياف ') is a city in northwestern Syria. It is the center of the Masyaf District in the Hama Governorate. As of 2004, Masyaf had a religiously diverse population of approximately 22,000 Ismailis, Alawites and Christians. The c ...
2 kilometers to the north,
al-Suwaydah to the southeast,
Ayn Halaqim
Ain Halaqim ( ar, عين حلاقيم, also spelled Ein Halakim) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Bayda and Masyaf to the north, al-Bayyadiyah t ...
to the south, and
Wadi al-Oyun
Wadi al-'Uyun ( ar, وادي العيون, also spelled Wadi al-Oyun, Wady Aloyon or Wadi al-Ayun; transliteration: "Valley of the Springs") is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama.
...
to the southwest. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Bayda had a population of 1,173 in the 2004 census.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. Its inhabitants are almost exclusively
Greek Orthodox
The term Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also cal ...
Christians
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...
.
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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
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
, or for the government.
See also
*
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