Talin, Syria

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Talin
تالين
Taleen
Town
Talin is located in Syria
Talin
Talin
Coordinates: 35°9′6″N 36°2′4″E / 35.15167°N 36.03444°E / 35.15167; 36.03444
Country Syria
GovernorateTartus
DistrictBaniyas
SubdistrictTalin
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,699
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Talin (Arabic: تالين, also spelled Taleen) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located between Baniyas (to the west) and al-Qadmus (to the east). It is situated in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Talin had a population of 3,699 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Talin Subdistrict which contained five localities with a collective population of 8,351 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.