Tasnin (, also spelled ''Tasneen'') is a village in middle of
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
, northern of Homs administratively part of the
Homs Governorate, located 20 kilometers northwest of
Homs in between the cities of
al-Rastan and
Talbisehto West Alaasee River .
Other nearby localities include
Kafr Nan and
Kissin to the northwest,
Gharnatah to the northeast and
Akrad Dayasinah 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](_blank)
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. half of its inhabitants are
Turkmen Sunni Muslims, and the other half
Alawites.
Tasnin's inhabitants mostly work in agriculture and
husbandry. The village has three schools and a mosque.
References
Populated places in al-Rastan District
Turkmen settlements in Homs Governorate
Alawite communities in Syria
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