Al-Shabatliyah: Difference between revisions

'''Al-Shabatliyah''' ({{lang-ar|<big>الشبطلية</big>}}) 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 south, [[Ayn al-Bayda, Latakia|Ayn al-Bayda]], [[al-Bahluliyah]] and [[Mashqita]] to the east. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]], al-Shabatliyah had a population of 3,306 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.is/20121204165547/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB06-4-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Latakia Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Alawites]].<ref name="Balanche">{{cite book|first=Fabrice|last=Balanche|title=La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien|url=http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/06/30/97/PDF/Les_Alaouites_l_espace_et_le_pouvoir.pdf|publisher=Karthala Editions|year=2006|isbn=2845868189|language=French|author-link=Fabrice Balanche}}</ref>