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]