Village in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria
Heeneh حينة |
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Village |
33°21′N 35°57′E / 33.350°N 35.950°E / 33.350; 35.950 |
Country | Syria |
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Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
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District | Qatana District |
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Nahiyah | Beit Jen |
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Population (2004 census)[1] |
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• Total | 1,524 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Heeneh (Arabic: حينة) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hinah had a population of 1,524 in the 2004 census.[1]
History
Historical geographer Samuel Klein has pointed out that in the immediate environs of Heeneh and Rimah there is a large reservoir (birket) containing more than 500 cubic metres (500,000 L) of water for irrigation of crops.[2]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Heeneh's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.[3]
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ *Klein, S. (1934). "Notes on History of Large Estates in Palestine". Yediot - Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society. 1: 5–7.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
Bibliography
- Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.
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