Jalin
| Jalin جلين | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Jalin | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′16″N 35°59′23″E / 32.75444°N 35.98972°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa Governorate |
| District | Daraa District |
| Nahiyah | Tafas |
| Population (2004)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,337 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Jalin (Arabic: جلين, also spelled Jileen or Jillin) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northwest of Daraa. Nearby localities include Muzayrib to the southeast, Tafas to the east, al-Shaykh Saad to the northeast, Adwan to the north, Tasil to the northwest and Saham al-Jawlan and Heet to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Tasil had a population of 4,337 in the 2004 census.[1]
Jalin was described as an impoverished village in the late 19th-century of 20 hut-like houses built either of mudbrick or stone. Its population consisted of 100 black Africans hailing from the Sudan. They were settled in the village and al-Shaykh Saad to the north by Sheikh Saad ibn Abd al-Qadir, himself from the Sudan. The Africans initially came as slaves of the sheikh, but were later freed. They gradually settled in other parts of the Hauran region of southern Syria. At Jalin, the inhabitants cultivated grapes and vegetables from nearby vineyards and gardens.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Schumacher, Oliphant and le Strange, 1889, pp. 154-155.
Bibliography
- Schumacher, Gottlieb; Oliphant, Laurence; le Strange, Guy (1886). Across the Jordan: being an exploration and survey of part of Hauran and Jaulan. Bentley.
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