Tasnin

Tasnin
تسنين
Village
Tasnin

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 36°39′29″E / 34.86944°N 36.65806°E / 34.86944; 36.65806Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 36°39′29″E / 34.86944°N 36.65806°E / 34.86944; 36.65806
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Rastan
Subdistrict Rastan
Population (2004)
 • Total 2,713
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Tasnin (Arabic: تسنين‎‎, also spelled Tasneen) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 32 kilometers northwest of Homs in between the cities of al-Rastan and Talbiseh.[1] Other nearby localities include Kafr Nan and Kissin to the northwest, Gharnatah to the northeast and Akrad Dayasinah to the southwest.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tasnin had a population of 2,713 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims, with a small community of Alawites.[1] Tasnin's inhabitants mostly work in agriculture and husbandry. The village has three schools and a mosque.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد". Al-Ayyam (in Arabic). 2014-03-03.
  2. ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
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