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Ayn al-Bayda, Latakia

Ayn al-Bayda
عين البيضة
Town
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Ayn al-Bayda is located in Syria
Ayn al-Bayda
Ayn al-Bayda
Coordinates: 35°39′14″N 35°52′23″E / 35.65389°N 35.87306°E / 35.65389; 35.87306
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Latakia District
Nahiyah Ayn al-Bayda
Population (2004 census)
 • Total 1,629
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Climate Csa

Ayn al-Bayda (Arabic: عين البيضة‎‎) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located north of Latakia. Nearby localities include Al-Shamiyah and Burj Islam to the west, al-Bahluliyah and Mashqita to the east and Mushayrafet al-Samouk to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayn al-Bayda had a population of 1,629 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. There is more rainfall in the winter than in the summer in `Ayn al Bayda'. This climate is considered to be Csa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature is 18.5 °C in `Ayn al Bayda'. In a year, the average rainfall is 1004 mm.


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