Talin
تالين Taleen | |
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Coordinates: 35°9′6″N 36°2′4″E / 35.15167°N 36.03444°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Tartus |
District | Baniyas |
Subdistrict | Talin |
Population (2004 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,699 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Talin ( Arabic: تالين, also spelled Taleen) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus Governorate, located between Baniyas (to the west) and al-Qadmus (to the east). It is situated in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Talin had a population of 3,699 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Talin Subdistrict which contained five localities with a collective population of 8,351 in 2004. [1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites. [2]