Al-Shinyah

Al-Shinyah (Arabic: الشنية, also spelled al-Shiniyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Fahel to the southwest, al-Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou and al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northeast and Maryamin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Shinyah had a population of 2,058 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2][3]

al-Shinyah
الشنية
al-Shiniyeh
Village
al-Shinyah is located in Syria
al-Shinyah
al-Shinyah
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°51′29″N 36°27′6″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
Subdistrictal-Qabu
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,058
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180
  3. What happened in Houla?. Al Jazeera English. 2012-01-16.

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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