Al-Tawahin
| Al-Tawahin الطواحين Tawaheen | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Al-Tawahin | |
| Coordinates: 35°7′44″N 36°13′19″E / 35.12889°N 36.22194°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Baniyas |
| Subdistrict | Tawahin |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,238 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Al-Tawahin (Arabic: تالين, also spelled Tawaheen) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located east of Baniyas, northeast of al-Qadmus and northwest of Maysaf. It is situated in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Tawahin had a population of 2,238 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Tawahin Subdistrict which contained nine localities with a collective population of 10,024 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Balanche, Fabrice (2006). La région alaouite et le pouvoir syrien (PDF) (in French). Karthala Editions. ISBN 2845868189.
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