| Ba'ashtar بعشتر | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Ba'ashtarLocation in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′43″N 35°57′20″E / 34.96194°N 35.95556°E / 34.96194; 35.95556 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sawda |
| Population | |
| • Total | 103 |
Ba'ashtar (Arabic: بعشتر) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ba'ashtar had a population of 103 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are Christians. It became part of the al-Sawda municipality in 1970 and is represented by one seat in its council. Its low growth rate, along with that of most other Christian communities in the area is mainly attributed to high emigration and low birth rates.
Sources
- Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
References
- "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- Balanche 2000, p. 167.
- Balanche 2000, p. 253.
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