Al-Shaykh Badr
Al-Shaykh Badr
الشيخ بدر Sheikh Bader | |
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| Coordinates: 34°59′31″N 36°04′48″E / 34.9919°N 36.08°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | al-Shaykh Badr |
| Subdistrict | Al-Shaykh Badr |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 9,486 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Al-Shaykh Badr (Arabic: الشيخ بدر, romanized: aš-šayḵ badr, also transliterated Sheikh Bader) is a city in western Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. Al-Shaykh Badr has an altitude of 536 m (1,759 ft). According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Shaykh Badr, which is the center of its nahiya (subdistrict), had a population of 9,486 in the 2004 census. The town is predominantly populated by Alawites. As of 2008, its subdistrict had a population of 47,982. The town is named after the shrine of a holy man, Shaykh Badr, located within it.