Kissin ( ar, كيسين, Kīssīn, also spelled ''Kisein'') is a village in northern
Syria, administratively part of the
Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...
, located north of
Homs. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kissin had a population of 2,189 in the 2004 census.
[General Census of Population and Housing 2004](_blank)
. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Turkmen Sunni Muslims.
References
Populated places in al-Rastan District
Turkmen communities in Syria
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