Jidrin ( ar, جدرين, also spelled ''Jadrin'') is a
Syrian village located in the
Hirbnafsah Subdistrict in
Hama District
Hama District ( ar, منطقة حماة ') is a district (mantiqah) administratively belonging to Hama Governorate, Syria. At the time of the 2004 Census, it had a population of 644,445. Its administrative centre is the city of Hama.
Sub-district ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jidrin had a population of 1,215 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly
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 Isla ...
. It was recorded as a
Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
village in 1838.
Smith
Smith may refer to:
People
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland
** List of people w ...
, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
179
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References
Bibliography
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Alawite communities in Syria
Populated places in Hama District
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