Tasnin Explained

Official Name:Tasnin
Native Name:تسنين
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:2,713
Population As Of:2004
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Tasnin (Arabic: تسنين|Tāsnīn, also spelled Tasneen) is a village in middle of Syria, northern of Homs administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located 20 kilometers northwest of Homs in between the cities of al-Rastan and Talbisehto West Alaasee River .[1] Other nearby localities include Kafr Nan and Kissin to the northwest, Gharnatah to the northeast and Akrad Dayasinah to the southwest.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tasnin had a population of 2,713 in the 2004 census.[2] half of its inhabitants are Turkmen Sunni Muslims, and the other half Alawites.[3] Tasnin's inhabitants mostly work in agriculture and husbandry. The village has three schools and a mosque.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2014-03-03. ar:مجزرة تسنين – ريف حمص الشمالي / التطهير الطائفي -د. خولة الحديد. Arabic. Al-Ayyam. 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/. dead. 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.
  2. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-18-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  3. Web site: 2021-01-06. الذاكرة الثامنة لمجزرة "تسنين" في ريف حمص الشمالي. 2021-01-06. وكالة زيتون الإعلامية. ar.