Baqin

Baqin (Arabic: بقين) or Buqayn is a Syrian village in the Al-Zabadani District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Baqin

بقين
Village
Baqin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°41′57.8″N 36°06′27.1″E
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictAl-Zabadani District
NahiyahMadaya
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total1,866
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References
  1. General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 146

Bibliography
  • Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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