Shin شين | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Shin Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates:34°47′0″N36°26′0″E / 34.78333°N 36.43333°E /34.78333; 36.43333 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Shin |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 13,020 |
Shin (Arabic:شينShîn) is a town in westernSyria administratively part of theHoms Governorate, located west ofHoms. Nearby localities includeRabah to the north,al-Mahfurah to the northeast,Tarin to the east,Suwayri to the southeast,Hadidah to the south,Mizyeneh andal-Huwash to the southwest andMuqlus to the northwest.
According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shin had a population of 13,020 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Shinnahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of 22 localities with a collective population of 27,951 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants of the town are predominantlySunnis andAlawites. Although many had converted to the heterodox Alawite sect ofSulayman al-Murshid (known as Murshidians) during theFrench Mandate period (1920–46), the population readopted the orthodox Alawite faith since then.[2]
The name Shin is possibly coming from 2 sourcesSyriac language and it means the moon, andAramaic language and it means peace
The town has been built above anArameans Khirbat (Town), and there aremany other old Aramaians ruins. The majority of population used to work in agriculture, plantingOlives, Wheat, Figs and Apples,
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