Billin, Syria

Billin
بللين
Bellin
Village
Billin is located in Syria
Billin
Billin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°2′57″N 36°30′50″E / 35.04917°N 36.51389°E / 35.04917; 36.51389
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
2,367

Billin (Arabic: بللين, also spelled Bellin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Bisin to the south, al-Muaa to the southeast, Kafr Buhum to the east, al-Rabiaa to the northeast, Umm al-Tuyour to the north, Deir al-Salib to the northwest, Masyaf to the west, al-Bayyadiyah and al-Suwaydah to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Billin had a population of 2,367 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]

  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180