Talin, Syria

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Talin
تالين
Taleen
Town
Talin is located in Syria
Talin
Talin
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Country  Syria
Governorate Tartus
District Baniyas
Subdistrict Talin
Population (2004 census)[1]
 • Total 3,699
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Talin (Arabic: تالين‎‎, also spelled Taleen) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located between Baniyas (to the west) and al-Qadmus (to the east). It is situated in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Talin had a population of 3,699 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Talin Subdistrict which contained five localities with a collective population of 8,351 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Tartus Governorate. (Arabic)
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