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Mazraat Beit Jinn

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Mazraat Beit Jinn
مزرعة بيت جن
Mazraat Beit Jenn
Village
Mazraat Beit Jinn is located in Syria
Mazraat Beit Jinn
Mazraat Beit Jinn
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°20′N 35°55′E / 33.333°N 35.917°E / 33.333; 35.917
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq Governorate
DistrictQatana District
NahiyahBeit Jen
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
  Total
5,073
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mazraat Beit Jinn (Arabic: مزرعة بيت جن), also known as Mazraat Beit Jenn or Mazraat Bayt Jinn, is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Mazraat Beit Jen had a population of 5,073 at the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2] It was the site of a fierce battle in the Yom Kippur War.

Nearby localities include Beit Jinn to the west, Arnah to the northwest, Darbal to the north, Hinah to the north-northeast, Maghar al-Mir to the east, Harfa to the south, and Hader to the southwest.

References

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  1. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004.[permanent dead link] Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. "استشهاد 36 شاباً درزياً واصابة 22 في مواجهات مع «النصرة» بجبل الشيخ". 8 November 2014.
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