Autan ( ar, أوتان, also spelled ''Otan'', ''Awtan'' or ''Wetan'') is a village in northern Syria located northwest of Homs in 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 ...

. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Autan had a population of 583 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly

Maronites The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larg ...

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

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* Populated places in Homs District Christian communities in Syria Maronite communities {{HomsSY-geo-stub