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Village in Hama, Syria
Billin بللينBellin
Village
Billin is located in SyriaBillinBillinLocation in Syria
Coordinates: 35°2′57″N 36°30′50″E / 35.04917°N 36.51389°E / 35.04917; 36.51389
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 • Total2,367

Billin (Arabic: بللين, also spelled Bellin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Bisin to the south, al-Muaa to the southeast, Kafr Buhum to the east, al-Rabiaa to the northeast, Umm al-Tuyour to the north, Deir al-Salib to the northwest, Masyaf to the west, al-Bayyadiyah and al-Suwaydah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Billin had a population of 2,367 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

References

  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180

Bibliography

Hama Governorate
Hama District
Hama
Subdistrict
Hirbnafsah
Subdistrict
Suran
Subdistrict
Hamraa
Subdistrict
Hama Governorate within Syria
Hama Governorate
Al-Suqaylabiyah District
Al-Suqaylabiyah
Subdistrict
Shathah
Subdistrict
Tell Salhab
Subdistrict
Ziyarah
Subdistrict
Qalaat al-Madiq
Subdistrict
Masyaf District
Masyaf
Subdistrict
Awj
Subdistrict
Ayn Halaqim
Subdistrict
Jubb Ramlah
Subdistrict
Wadi al-Uyun
Subdistrict
Mahardah District
Mahardah
Subdistrict
Kafr Zita
Subdistrict
Karnaz
Subdistrict
Salamiyah District
Salamiyah
Subdistrict
Barri
Subdistrict
Sabburah
Subdistrict
Uqayribat
Subdistrict
Saan
Subdistrict
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