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Binnish
View on WikipediaBinnish (Arabic: بِنِّش, romanized: Binniš, also spelled Binsh) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located just north of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya and Maarrat Misrin to the northwest, al-Fu'ah to the north, Ta'um and Taftanaz to the northeast, Afs to the southeast and Sarmin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Binnish had a population of 52,000 in the 2011 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim.[1]
Key Information
The city is situated on a hill. The city name Binnish is mentioned in the Tablets of Ebla 2400 BC.[2] The city is famous for olive, vine and fig trees besides its varied crops of all kinds.
References
[edit]- ^ Oweis, Khaled Yacoub. Syrian opposition won't talk to officials linked to crackdown Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Reuters. 2013-02-15.
- ^ Lauren Ristvet (2014). Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient Near East. p. 70. ISBN 9781107065215.
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