Shamsin
شمسين Shemsin | |
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Coordinates: 34°32′29″N 36°44′26″E / 34.54139°N 36.74056°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Hisyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 811 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
Shamsin ( Arabic: شمسين Shamsîn also spelled Shemsin, Shamsinn or Shimsan) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr to the west, Damina al-Sharqiya to the northwest, Shinshar to the north, Dardaghan to the southeast and Hisyah to the south. According to the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shamsin had a population of 811 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. [2]
In 1226, during Ayyubid rule, Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi visited Shamsin, noting it was "a place between Hims (Homs) and Kara." [3] Under the Ayyubids and later the Mamluks who gained power in 1250, Shamsin was part of Mamlakat Hims ("Kingdom of Homs"), the smallest district in both sultanates. [4]
In the mid-19th-century, Shamsin was described as "a small place" by German traveler Albert Socin. [5] During this period, the village was walled and referred to as the site of an old khan ( caravanserai). It was populated by a few families, while the surrounding areas were dominated by the nomadic `Anizzah tribe. [6]
Shamsin
شمسين Shemsin | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 34°32′29″N 36°44′26″E / 34.54139°N 36.74056°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Homs |
District | Homs |
Subdistrict | Hisyah |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 811 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( EEST) |
Shamsin ( Arabic: شمسين Shamsîn also spelled Shemsin, Shamsinn or Shimsan) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr to the west, Damina al-Sharqiya to the northwest, Shinshar to the north, Dardaghan to the southeast and Hisyah to the south. According to the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shamsin had a population of 811 in the 2004 census. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims. [2]
In 1226, during Ayyubid rule, Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi visited Shamsin, noting it was "a place between Hims (Homs) and Kara." [3] Under the Ayyubids and later the Mamluks who gained power in 1250, Shamsin was part of Mamlakat Hims ("Kingdom of Homs"), the smallest district in both sultanates. [4]
In the mid-19th-century, Shamsin was described as "a small place" by German traveler Albert Socin. [5] During this period, the village was walled and referred to as the site of an old khan ( caravanserai). It was populated by a few families, while the surrounding areas were dominated by the nomadic `Anizzah tribe. [6]