Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis (Arabic: بيت الشيخ يونس, also spelled Beit al-Sheikh Yunes) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. It is located between Safita (to the east) and Ras al-Khashufah (to the west). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis had a population of 2,199 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
بيت الشيخ يونس
Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis is located in Syria
Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
Bayt al-Shaykh Yunis
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°47′52″N 36°4′58″E / 34.79778°N 36.08278°E / 34.79778; 36.08278
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictSafita
SubdistrictSafita
Population
2004 census
 • Total2,199

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.