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'''Mahin''' or '''Mheen''' ({{lang-ar|<big>مهين</big>}}) is a town in central [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Homs Governorate]], south of [[Homs]]. It is situated on an oasis in the [[Syrian Desert]], between [[Sadad, Syria|Sadad]] to the west and [[al-Qaryatayn]] to the east, adjacent to the ancient village of [[Huwwarin]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Mahin had a population of 11,064 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-8-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{ar icon}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]]s.<ref>Smith, 1841, p. 174.</ref>
'''Mahin''' or '''Mheen''' ({{langx|ar|مهين|Mahīn}}) is a town in central [[Syria]], administratively part of the [[Homs Governorate]], south of [[Homs]].
==Description==
It is situated on an oasis in the [[Syrian Desert]], between [[Sadad, Syria|Sadad]] to the west and [[al-Qaryatayn]] to the east, adjacent to the ancient village of [[Huwwarin]]. According to the [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS), Mahin had a population of 11,064 in the 2004 census.<ref name="CBS">[https://archive.today/20130112130803/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-8-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)|Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [[Sunni Muslim]]s.<ref>[[Eli Smith|Smith]], in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/174/mode/1up 174]</ref>

==Battle of Al-Qaryatayn==
{{anchor|civilwar}}In mid-late 2015, the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] [[Battle of Al-Qaryatayn (August 2015)|captured Mahin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify|url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-is-idUKKCN0SQ1I620151101|archive-url = https://archive.today/20160115232327/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-is-idUKKCN0SQ1I620151101|url-status = dead|archive-date = January 15, 2016|website = Reuters UK|access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref> The city was regained by the Syrian Army on 29 December 2015 during the [[Homs offensive (November–December 2015)|late offensive of Homs in 2015]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Breaking: Syrian Armed Forces Liberate Maheen in East Homs|url = http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-armed-forces-liberate-maheen-in-east-homs/|website = almasdarnews|access-date = 2015-11-23}}</ref>


==References==
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==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book|first1=Eli|last1=Smith|first2=Edward|last2=Robinson|title=Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Vt0uAAAAQAAJ&dq=d'Helfaya&source=gbs_navlinks_s|publisher=Crocker and Brewster|volume=3|year=1841}}
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Latest revision as of 22:06, 23 October 2024

Mahin
مهين
Town
Mahin is located in Syria
Mahin
Mahin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°14′33″N 37°3′32″E / 34.24250°N 37.05889°E / 34.24250; 37.05889
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictHoms
SubdistrictMahin
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
11,064
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Mahin or Mheen (Arabic: مهين, romanized: Mahīn) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, south of Homs.

Description

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It is situated on an oasis in the Syrian Desert, between Sadad to the west and al-Qaryatayn to the east, adjacent to the ancient village of Huwwarin. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Mahin had a population of 11,064 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]

Battle of Al-Qaryatayn

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In mid-late 2015, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captured Mahin.[3] The city was regained by the Syrian Army on 29 December 2015 during the late offensive of Homs in 2015.[4]

References

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  1. ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 174
  3. ^ "Islamic State takes Syrian town as fighting looks set to intensify". Reuters UK. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  4. ^ "Breaking: Syrian Armed Forces Liberate Maheen in East Homs". almasdarnews. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

Bibliography

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