Kissin, Syria Explained

Official Name:Kissin
Native Name:كيسين
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.8694°N 36.6581°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Homs
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rastan
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Rastan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:2,189
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Kissin (Arabic: كيسين|Kīssīn, also spelled Kisein) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kissin had a population of 2,189 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-18-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. News: ar:مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد. http://ayyam.org/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/. Al-Ayyam. 2014-03-03. Arabic. 2015-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007092410/http://ayyam.org/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1/. 2015-10-07. dead.