Mahin, Syria

Mahin مهين
Town
Mahin Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°14′33″N 37°3′32″E / 34.24250°N 37.05889°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Homs
District	Homs
Subdistrict	Mahin
Population (2004)
• Total	11,064
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Mahin or Mheen (Arabic: مهين‎‎) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs. It is situated on an oasis in the Syrian Desert, between Sadad to the west and al-Qaryatayn to the east, adjacent to the ancient village of Huwwarin. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mahin had a population of 11,064 in the 2004 census.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.^[2]

In mid-late 2015, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captured Mahin.^[3] The city was regained by the Syrian Army the 29 December 2015.^[4]

References

1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
2. Smith, 1841, p. 174.
3. "Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify". Reuters UK. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
4. "Breaking: Syrian Armed Forces Liberate Maheen in East Homs". almasdarnews. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

Bibliography

• Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.