Beit Jinn
| Beit Jinn بيت جن | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Beit Jinn | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′38″N 35°55′8″E / 33.31056°N 35.91889°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Qatana District |
| Nahiyah | Beit Jinn |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,846 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 11 |
Beit Jinn (Arabic: بيت جن) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located southwest of Damascus on the foothills of Mount Hermon. Nearby localities include Kafr Hur, Qalaat al-Jandal and Qatana to the northeast and Saasaa, Kanakir and Deir Maker to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Beit Jinn had a population of 2,846 in the 2004 census.[1] The town is also the administrative center of the Beit Jinn nahiyah which consists of nine towns with a combined population of 15,668.[1] The Nahr al-Awaj river (ancient Pharpar) passes near the town.
History
Beit Jinn was visited by Andalusian geographer Ibn Jubayr in the late 12th-century, during Ayyubid rule. He noted that it was "a village between Darayyah and Baniyas lying among the hills."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 412.
Bibliography
- le Strange, Guy (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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