Baashtar
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Ba'ashtar
بعشتر | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Ba'ashtar Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′43″N 35°57′20″E / 34.96194°N 35.95556°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Tartus |
| Subdistrict | Al-Sawda |
| Population 2004 | |
• Total | 103 |
Ba'ashtar (Arabic: بعشتر) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ba'ashtar had a population of 103 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are Christians. It became part of the al-Sawda municipality in 1970 and is represented by one seat in its council.[2] Its low growth rate, along with that of most other Christian communities in the area is mainly attributed to high emigration and low birth rates.[3]
