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Schnann (Arabic:شنان) is avillage located in the eastern side ofJebel az-Zawiya inSyria. It is located about 30 km to the south ofIdlib and north-west ofMaarrat al-Nu'man at a distance about 13 km in very rugged terrain. It is in the administrative district ofAriha. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics, Schnann had a population of 2,025 in the 2004 census.[1]
The houses are a mixture ofByzantine,Roman and earlyIslamicheritage and AlGhams (mud) houses that were prevalent in the lateOttoman epoch. Modern buildings are built on the sides of a valley from east to west.
Schnann village contains manyarchaeological sites belonging mostly to the Romans andByzantines. Umm Serfos was a station for thecaravans that went fromEbla toUgarit. Its impacts are visible in a highland area west of the village. It operates as a summer resort because it remains cool in the summer and offers a beautiful view to Eastern region of the village.
The village contains many Romantombs carved in the rock and hidden in caves. It also contains a plate carved in the rock with a painting ofNero, with a lion and a young girl.
The primary occupation isagriculture, despite the severe ruggedness of its terrain. A main crop isapricot trees. Production reached more than 75 tons of apricots in 2008.
The village hosts twoschools for basic education (first cycle and second cycle), a branch for Consumption (Cooperative)Society, amosque, a pharmacy. Electricity, water and telephone services are present.
