Salqin

Salqin
سَلْقِين
Town
Street scene in Salqin, 2009
Street scene in Salqin, 2009
Salqin is located in Syria
Salqin
Salqin
Coordinates: 36°8′18″N 36°27′13″E / 36.13833°N 36.45361°E / 36.13833; 36.45361
Country Syria
GovernorateIdlib
DistrictHarem
SubdistrictSalqin
Occupation Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Elevation
846 m (2,776 ft)
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total23,700
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Salqin (Arabic: سَلْقِين, romanizedSalqīn) is a town in Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Nearby localities include Kafr Takharim to the southeast, Abu Talha to the south, Delbiya to the southwest, al-Alani to the northwest and Isqat to the northeast. Salqin is the center of its nahiya (subdistrict). It had a population of 23,700 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims,[2][3] although there is also a small Alawite community.[2]

The town is situated in the southern Orontes River valley and has an altitude of 460 meters above sea level. Olive and other fruit trees surround Salqin. It exports produce from these orchards as well as vegetables. Agriculture is sustained by the large number of springs in Salqin.[3]

  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived at [1]. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ a b Atassi, Basma. Syrian town takes strife in stride. Al Jazeera English. 2013-01-20.
  3. ^ a b Boulanger, 1966, p. 479.