Billin, Syria

Billin (Arabic: بللين, also spelled Bellin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Bisin to the south, al-Muaa to the southeast, Kafr Buhum to the east, al-Rabiaa to the northeast, Umm al-Tuyour to the north, Deir al-Salib to the northwest, Masyaf to the west, al-Bayyadiyah and al-Suwaydah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Billin had a population of 2,367 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

Billin
بللين
Bellin
Village
Billin is located in Syria
Billin
Billin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°2′57″N 36°30′50″E
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,367

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

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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