Ayn al-Tineh
عين التينة | |
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  Ayn al-Tineh Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°33′50″N 36°6′0″E / 35.56389°N 36.10000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Latakia |
| District | Ayn al-Tineh |
| Subdistrict | Ayn al-Tineh |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,625 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,333 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ayn al-Tineh (Arabic: عين التينة, Ain al-Tineh) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia. Nearby localities include the district center of al-Haffah to the northwest, Slinfah to the northeast, Farikah and Nabl al-Khatib to the east, Shathah to the southeast, Muzayraa to the south and al-Shir to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ayn al-Tineh had a population was 1,333 in 2004. It is the administrative center of the Ayn al-Tineh nahiyah ("subdistrict") which contains 13 localities with a collective population of 6,825.[1] Its inhabitants predominantly Alawites.[2]
It is situated on a limestone spur in the northern an-Nusayriyah Mountains,[3] with an average elevation of 800 meters above sea level.[4] Located between al-Haffah and Muzayraa, Ayn al-Tineh is separated from the two towns by wadis.[3] 'Ayn al-Tineh' is also the name of a spring that flows under the nearby Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.[5]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Latakia Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Balanche, 2006, p. 88.
- ^ a b Balanche, 2006, p. 177.
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 467.
- ^ Boulanger, 1966, p. 458.