Tasnin
Tasnin (Arabic: تسنين, romanized: Tāsnīn, 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.
Tasnin
تسنين | |
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Village | |
  Tasnin Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 36°39′29″E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Rastan |
| Subdistrict | Rastan |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 2,713 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tasnin had a population of 2,713 in the 2004 census.[2] half of its inhabitants are Turkmen Sunni Muslims, and the other half Alawites.[3] Tasnin's inhabitants mostly work in agriculture and husbandry. The village has three schools and a mosque.[1]
References
- مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد. Al-Ayyam (in Arabic). 2014-03-03. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07.
- General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at Archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
- "الذاكرة الثامنة لمجزرة "تسنين" في ريف حمص الشمالي". وكالة زيتون الإعلامية (in Arabic). 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
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