Husayn al-Baher

The inhabitants of the village are predominantly Alawites, along with a Christian minority. In 1970 the village became part of the newly established municipality of al-Sawda along with the mostly Alawite villages of Maten al-Sahel, Mazra'a, Mazra'a Shamamis, Bayt Jadid, the Sunni Muslim village of Zamrin, the Christian villages of al-Sawda and Bashtar, and the Ismaili village of Awaru. However, in 1985 Husayn al-Baher became a separate municipality due to its size and the good relations between the village residents, many of whom are members of the ruling Ba'ath Party, and the authorities. The birthplace of the Syrian writer Haidar Haidar and playwright Saadallah Wannous.

• Official Name — Husayn al-Baher • Native Name — حصين البحر • Pushpin Map — Syria • Pushpin Map Size — 250 • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria • Subdivision Type1 — Governorate • Subdivision Name1 — Tartus • Subdivision Type2 — District • Subdivision Name2 — Tartus • Subdivision Type3 — Subdistrict • Subdivision Name3 — Al-Sawda • Type — Village • Unit Pref — Metric • Population As Of — 2004 • Population Total — 4,350 • Time Zone — AST • Utc Offset — +3 Husayn al-Baher (also spelled Husain al-Bahr or Hussein al-Baher) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include Maten al-Sahel to the north, Annazah to the northeast, al-Sawda to the east, Awaru and Khirbet al-Faras to the southeast and Dweir al-Shaykh Saad to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Husayn al-Baher had a population of 4,350 in the 2004 census, making it the largest locality of the al-Sawda nahiyah ("sub-district"). The inhabitants of the village are predominantly Alawites, along with a Christian minority. In 1970 the village became part of the newly established municipality of al-Sawda along with the mostly Alawite villages of Maten al-Sahel, Mazra'a, Mazra'a Shamamis, Bayt Jadid, the Sunni Muslim village of Zamrin, the Christian villages of al-Sawda and Bashtar, and the Ismaili village of Awaru. However, in 1985 Husayn al-Baher became a separate municipality due to its size and the good relations between the village residents, many of whom are members of the ruling Ba'ath Party, and the authorities. Husayn al-Baher is the birthplace of the Syrian writer Haidar Haidar and playwright Saadallah Wannous.