Kissin, Syria

Kissin
كيسين
Village
Kissin

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 36°39′29″E / 34.86944°N 36.65806°E / 34.86944; 36.65806Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 36°39′29″E / 34.86944°N 36.65806°E / 34.86944; 36.65806
Country  Syria
Governorate Homs
District Rastan
Subdistrict Rastan
Population (2004)
  Total 2,189
Time zone EET (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+2)

Kissin (Arabic: كيسين, also spelled Kisein) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kissin had a population of 2,189 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims.[2]

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