| Alqin علقين | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Alqin | |
| Coordinates: 35°8′51″N 35°57′59″E / 35.14750°N 35.96639°E / 35.14750; 35.96639 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Baniyas |
| Subdistrict | Baniyas |
| Population | |
| • Total | 564 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Alqin (Arabic: علقين) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Baniyas District of the Tartus Governorate, located southeast of Baniyas. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Alqin had a population of 564 in the 2004 census. The inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (in Arabic)
- Balanche 2000, p. 86.
Sources
- Balanche, Fabrice (2000). "Les Alaouites, l'espace et le pouvoir dans la région côtière syrienne : une intégration nationale ambiguë" (in French). Tours: Université François Rabelais. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
