Hamin, Syria
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Hamin
حمين | |
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  Hamin Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′4″N 36°2′24″E / 34.90111°N 36.04000°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | Duraykish |
| Subdistrict | Hamin |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,222 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C5607 |
Hamin (Arabic: حمين, romanized: Hamīn) is a Syrian village in the Duraykish District in Tartous Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hamin had a population of 2,222 in the 2004 census. It is the center of the Hamin nahiya (subdistrict), which had a population of 9,922.[1] The inhabitants of the village and the subdistrict are Alawites, predominantly from the Matawira tribal confederation.[2] In 1960, the town had a population of 626.[3]
