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Bustan al-Basha

Bustan al-Basha
بستان الباشا
Village
Bustan al-Basha is located in Syria
Bustan al-Basha
Bustan al-Basha
Coordinates: 35°25′N 35°56′E / 35.417°N 35.933°E / 35.417; 35.933
Country  Syria
Governorate Latakia Governorate
District Jableh District
Nahiyah Jableh
Population (2004 census)
 • Total 1,603
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Bustan al-Basha (Arabic: بستان الباشا‎‎, also spelled Bistan al-Basha; translation: "the Governor's Garden") is a village located along the Mediterranean coastline in northern Syria, part of the Latakia Governorate. It is situated southeast of Latakia and west of Qardaha. In the 2004 census Bustan al-Basha had a population of 1,603. Most of its inhabitants are Alawites and the village is home to the Makhlouf family who are related to the Assad family. According to Patrick Seale, Bustan al-Basha's residents were mostly aligned with Syrian Social Nationalist Party in the mid-20th-century.


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