Jidrin (Arabic: جدرين, also spelled Jadrin) is a Syrian village located in the Hirbnafsah Subdistrict in Hama District. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jidrin had a population of 1,215 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2] It was recorded as a Sunni Muslim village in 1838.[3]

Jidrin
جدرين
Village
Jidrin is located in Syria
Jidrin
Jidrin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°57′4″N 36°34′56″E / 34.95111°N 36.58222°E / 34.95111; 36.58222
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHirbnafsah
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
1,215
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya PcodeC3061

References

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  1. ^ "General Census of Population 2004". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "Deal for Syria rebels to withdraw from Homs bastion". Agence-France Presse. Relief Web. 2014-05-02.
  3. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 179

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