Bustan al-Basha (, also spelled Bistan al-Basha, ) is a village located along the Mediterranean coastline in northern Syria, part of the Latakia Governorate. It is situated southeast of Latakia and west of Qardaha. In the 2004 census Bustan al-Basha had a population of 1,603.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. Most of its inhabitants are Alawites and the village is home to the Makhlouf family who are related to the Assad family. According to Patrick Seale, Bustan al-Basha's residents were mostly aligned with Syrian Social Nationalist Party in the mid-20th-century.Seale, 1990, p.49.
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