Tayzin

Village in Hama, Syria
Tayzin
تيزين
Tizin
Village
35°7′35″N 36°39′19″E / 35.12639°N 36.65528°E / 35.12639; 36.65528
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
 • Total5,072

Tayzin (Arabic: تيزين, also spelled Tizin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located just west of Hama. Nearby localities include Matnin to the north, al-Rabiaa to the southwest, Umm al-Tuyur to the west, Kafr al-Tun to the north and Shihat Hama to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tayzin had a population of 5,072 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-11.
  3. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179

Bibliography

  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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