Tayru (Arabic: طيرو) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located northeast of Tartus and just east of the Mediterranean town of Baniyas. Nearby localities include Bustan al-Hamam and al-Annazeh to the east, al-Qadmus and Kaff al-Jaa to the southeast, al-Qamsiyah, al-Baydah and Maten al-Sahel to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tayru had a population of 838 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

Tayru
طيرو
Village
Tayru is located in Syria
Tayru
Tayru
Coordinates: 35°11′45″N 35°59′15″E / 35.19583°N 35.98750°E / 35.19583; 35.98750
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictBaniyas
SubdistrictBaniyas
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total838
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.