Baqin (Arabic: بُقَيْن, romanized: Buqayn) or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Baqin
بقين | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°41′57.8″N 36°06′27.1″E / 33.699389°N 36.107528°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Al-Zabadani District |
Nahiyah | Madaya |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,866 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 146