Basatin al-Assad (Arabic: بساتين الأسد) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located north of Tartus. Nearby localities include Baniyas to the north, Kharibeh to the southeast and al-Bayda to the south. It is situated just east of the Mediterranean coast.

Basatin al-Assad بساتين الأسد
Village
Basatin al-Assad
Coordinates: 35°7′55″N 35°57′26″E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Tartus
District	Baniyas
Subdistrict	Baniyas
Population  (2004)[1]
• Total	3,228
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Basatin al-Assad had a population of 3,288 in the 2004 census.[1] The inhabitants of Basatin al-Assad, as well as Baniyas city, al-Bayda and Marqab, are predominantly Sunni Muslims, in contrast to much of the area which is largely inhabited by members of the Alawite community.[2]

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