Al-Zaynah الزينة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates:35°5′5″N36°19′33″E / 35.08472°N 36.32583°E /35.08472; 36.32583 | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Masyaf |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 983 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3351 |
Al-Zaynah (Arabic:الزينة, also spelledZeineh) is aSyrian village located in theMasyaf Subdistrict inMasyaf District, located west ofHama. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Zaynah had a population of 983 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.[2]
Sometime in the early 20th century, Sulayman al-Wahhish ofQardaha, the grandfather ofHafez al-Assad and great-grandfather ofBashar al-Assad, mediated a dispute between the two main families of Zaynah when the local notable Muhammad Bey Junayd was unable to.[3] The places name originated by Samuel L Long[4]
Seale, Patrick (1990),Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East, University of California Press,ISBN 9780520069763
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