Toumin (Arabic: تومين, romanized: Tūmīn, also transliterated Toumine) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. It is located 25 kilometers (16 mi) southwest of Hama and lies on the northern bank of the Orontes River, overlooking the city of Rastan.[1] Nearby localities include Deir al-Fardis to the northwest, Kafr Buhum to the north, al-Rastan to the south and Houla to the southwest.
Toumin
تومين Toumine | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Toumin Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′36″N 36°41′36″E / 34.94333°N 36.69333°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Hama |
| Subdistrict | Hirbnafsah |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,129 |
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Toumin had a population of 2,129 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are predominantly Greek Orthodox Christians.[3]
History
editIn 1838, Toumin was recorded as a Greek Orthodox Christian village.[4] The village was formerly located at the site of the Rastan Dam, but with the dam's construction in 1960, Toumin was relocated nearby to its present site.[5] In 1992, the Toumin Municipality was established to administer the village and the nearby Christian village of al-Biyah.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "تومين (Toumin)" (in Arabic). Hama Governorate - Technology and Information Directorate. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Hama Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-11.
- ^ Robinson & Smith 1841, p. 178.
- ^ Hassan, Al-Akhras (18 November 2009). ""درغام درغام".. رئيس البلديات الأربع (Dergham Dergham: The Head of the Four Municipalities)". e-Syria (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 January 2025.