Ain Halaqim

Ain Halaqim
عين حلاقيم
Ein Halakim
Town
Ain Halaqim is located in Syria
Ain Halaqim
Ain Halaqim
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°56′24″N 36°19′26″E / 34.940064°N 36.32376°E / 34.940064; 36.32376
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMasyaf
SubdistrictAyn Halaqim
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total1,216
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ain Halaqim (Arabic: عين حلاقيم, also spelled Ein Halakim) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located west of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Bayda and Masyaf to the north, al-Bayyadiyah to the northeast, Nisaf to the east, Kafr Kamrah to the southeast, Mashta al-Helu to the southwest, Ayn al-Shams to the west and Wadi al-Oyun to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ain Halaqim had a population of 1,216 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians.[2]