Shamsin
| Shamsin شمسين Shemsin | |
|---|---|
  Shamsin Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°32′29″N 36°44′26″E / 34.54139°N 36.74056°E | |
| Country |
 Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Homs |
| Subdistrict | Hisyah |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 811 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+2) |
Shamsin (Arabic: شمسين Shamsîn also spelled Shemsin, Shamsinn or Shimsan) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr to the west, Damina al-Sharqiya to the northwest, Shinshar to the north, Dardaghan to the southeast and Hisyah to the south. According to the Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shamsin had a population of 811 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
History
In 1226, during Ayyubid rule, Syrian geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi visited Shamsin, noting it was "a place between Hims (Homs) and Kara."[3] Under the Ayyubids and later the Mamluks who gained power in 1250, Shamsin was part of Mamlakat Hims ("Kingdom of Homs"), the smallest district in both sultanates.[4]
In the mid-19th-century, Shamsin was described as "a small place" by German traveler Albert Socin.[5] During this period, the village was walled and referred to as the site of an old khan (caravanserai). It was populated by a few families, while the surrounding areas were dominated by the nomadic `Anizzah tribe.[6]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 173.
- ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 535.
- ↑ le Strange, 1890, p. 42.
- ↑ Baedeker, 1876, p. 556.
- ↑ Draper, 1854, p. 681.
Bibliography
- Socin, Albert (1876). Palestine and Syria, Handbook for Travellers. Karl Baedeker.
- Park, E. A. (1854). The Bibliotheca Sacra and American Biblical Repository. 11. W. F. Draper.
- 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.
- 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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