Hish, Syria
Hish حيش | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Hish Location in Syria | |
Coordinates: 35°32′47″N 36°38′35″E / 35.54639°N 36.64306°E | |
Country |
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Governorate | Idlib |
District | Maarrat al-Nu'man |
Subdistrict | Hish |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 8,817 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Hish (Arabic: حيش, also spelled Heish or Heesh) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Ma'arrat al-Numan District of the Idlib Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hish had a population of 8,817 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the Hish Subdistrict, which contained 18 localities with a combined population of 41,231 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
Nearby localities include Kafr Nabl, Hass, Kafr Ruma and Maarrat al-Numan to the north, Babulin and al-Tah to the east, Kafr Sajnah to the west and Khan Shaykhun to the south. Hish was a small hamlet in the 1960s.[2]
References
- ↑ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (Arabic)
- 1 2 Boulanger, 1966, p. 377.
Bibliography
- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.
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