Tayzin تيزين Tizin | |
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Village | |
  Tayzin Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:35°7′35″N36°39′19″E / 35.12639°N 36.65528°E /35.12639; 36.65528 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hama |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,072 |
Tayzin (Arabic:تيزين,romanized: Tīzīn, also spelledTizin) is a village in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theHama Governorate, located just west ofHama. Nearby localities includeMatnin to the north,al-Rabiaa to the southwest,Umm al-Tuyur to the west,Kafr al-Tun to the north andShihat Hama to the northeast. According to theCentral Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tayzin had a population of 5,072 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants areSunni Muslims.[2]
According to an Ottoman tax record from 1818, Tayzin consisted of 46feddans, paid 4,840qirsh in taxes to the state and another 4,725 qirsh in exactions to themutasallim ofHama,Faraj Agha.[3] In 1838, it was recorded as aSunni Muslim village.[4]
