Baqin Explained

Official Name:Baqin
Native Name:بقين
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Al-Zabadani District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Madaya
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:1866
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.6994°N 36.1075°W

Baqin (Arabic: بُقَيْن|Buqayn) or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215212917/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-29-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 146