Hinah

Heeneh

حينة
Heeneh حينة
Village
	Heeneh Location in Syria
	Coordinates: 33°21′N 35°57′E / 33.350°N 35.950°E
Country	Syria
Governorate	Rif Dimashq Governorate
District	Qatana District
Nahiyah	Beit Jen
Population (2004 census)
• Total	1,524
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Heeneh (Arabic: حينة) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Hinah had a population of 1,524 in the 2004 census.^[1]

History

Historical geographer Samuel Klein has pointed out that in the immediate environs of Heeneh and Rimah there is a large reservoir (birket) containing more than 500 cubic metres (500,000 L) of water for irrigation of crops.^[2]

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Heeneh's population as Druze and Orthodox Christians.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
^ *Klein, S. (1934). "Notes on History of Large Estates in Palestine". Yediot - Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society. 1: 5–7.
^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

Bibliography

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

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[CBS-1] General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)

[2] *Klein, S. (1934). "Notes on History of Large Estates in Palestine". Yediot - Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society. 1: 5–7.

[3] Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139

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