Hinah Explained

Official Name:Heeneh
Native Name:حينة
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:Qatana District
Subdivision Type3:Nahiyah
Subdivision Name3:Beit Jen
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:1524
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.35°N 92°W

Heeneh (Arabic: حينة) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hinah had a population of 1,524 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

See also: Beth-Anath. Historical geographer Samuel Klein has pointed out that in the immediate environs of Heeneh and Rimah there is a large reservoir (birket) containing more than 500m2 of water for irrigation of crops.[2]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Heeneh's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112154704/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-32-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
    • Klein. S.. Samuel Klein (scholar). Notes on History of Large Estates in Palestine . Yediot - Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society. 1 . 5–7 . 1934.
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139