Jidrin

Jidrin
جدرين
Village
Jidrin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°57′4″N 36°34′56″E / 34.95111°N 36.58222°E / 34.95111; 36.58222Coordinates: 34°57′4″N 36°34′56″E / 34.95111°N 36.58222°E / 34.95111; 36.58222
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Hama
Subdistrict Hirbnafsah
Population (2004)
  Total 1,215
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
City Qrya Pcode C3061

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 Muslim village in the mid-19th century.[3]

References

  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, 1841, p. 180.

Bibliography

  • Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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