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词条 Shin, Syria
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  1. Etymology

  2. History

  3. References

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Shin ({{lang-ar|شين}} Shîn) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs. Nearby localities include Rabah to the north, al-Mahfurah to the northeast, Tarin to the east, Suwayri to the southeast, Hadidah to the south, Mizyeneh and al-Huwash to the southwest and Muqlus to the northwest.

According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shin had a population of 13,020 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Shin nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of 22 localities with a collective population of 27,951 in 2004.[1] The inhabitants of the town are predominantly Sunnis and Alawites. Although many had converted to the heterodox Alawite sect of Sulayman al-Murshid (known as Murshidians) during the French Mandate period (1920-46), the population readopted the orthodox Alawite faith since then.[2]

Etymology

The name Shin is possibly coming from 2 sources Syriac language and it means the moon , and Aramaic language and it means peace

History

The town has been built above an Arameans Khirbat (Town) , and there are many other old Aramaians ruins

The majority of population used to work in agriculture, planting Olives, Wheat,Figs and Apples,

References

1. ^[https://archive.is/20130112124243/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-12-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{ar icon}}
2. ^{{cite book|first=Fabrice|last=Balanche|title=La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien|url=http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/06/30/97/PDF/Les_Alaouites_l_espace_et_le_pouvoir.pdf|publisher=Karthala Editions|year=2006|isbn=2845868189|language=French}}
{{Homs Governorate|homs}}{{HomsSY-geo-stub}}

3 : Populated places in Homs District|Towns in Syria|Alawite communities in Syria

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