Tasnin ( ar, تسنين, Tāsnīn, also spelled ''Tasneen'') is a village in middle of Syria, northern of Homs administratively part of the

Homs Governorate Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...

, located 20 kilometers northwest of Homs in between the cities of

al-Rastan Al-Rastan ( ar, الرستن) is the third largest city in the Homs Governorate, located north of its administrative capital Homs and from Hama. Nearby localities include Talbiseh and al-Ghantu to the south, al-Zaafaraniyah and al-Mashrafah ...

and

Talbiseh Talbiseh ( ar, تلبيسة, also spelled Talbisa, Tell Bisa, Talbeesa) is a large town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Homs Governorate, about 10 kilometers north of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Rastan to the north, al-G ...

to West Alaasee River . Other nearby localities include

Kafr Nan Kafr Nan ( ar, كفرنان, Kafrnan, also spelled Kfarnan) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. Nearby localities include Burj Qa'i to the west, Kisin to the northwest, Gharnatah to ...

and Kissin to the northwest,

Gharnatah Gharnatah ( ar, غرناطة, al-Gharnātah) or al-Ghajar ( ar, الغجر, al-Ghājar also known as Ghajar Amir) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Rastan District, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Centra ...

to the northeast and

Akrad Dayasinah Karad Dayasinah ( ar, كراد داسنية, also known as ''Akrad Dayasinah'' or ''Akrad Dasnieh'', also known as Shamah) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs District Homs District ( ar-at, منطقة حمص, man� ...

to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Tasnin had a population of 2,713 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. half of its inhabitants are Turkmen Sunni Muslims, and the other half

Alawites The Alawis, Alawites ( ar, علوية ''Alawīyah''), or pejoratively Nusayris ( ar, نصيرية ''Nuṣayrīyah'') are an ethnoreligious group that lives primarily in Levant and follows Alawism, a sect of Islam that originated from Shia Isl ...

. Tasnin's inhabitants mostly work in agriculture and

husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin ...

. The village has three schools and a mosque.

References

Populated places in al-Rastan District Turkmen communities in Syria Alawite communities in Syria {{HomsSY-geo-stub