Shamsin
Shamsin is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located south of Homs. Nearby localities include al-Qusayr to the west, Damina al-Sharqiya to the northwest, Shinshar to the north, Dardaghan to the southeast and Hisyah to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 811 residents
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Chamsīn”, “Chamsîne”, “Shamsayn”, and “Shemsin”
Shamsin
- Categories: populated place in Syria and locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.54067° or 34° 32′ 26″ northLongitude
36.7412° or 36° 44′ 28″ eastPopulation
811Elevation
675 metres (2,215 feet)Open location code
8G6RGPRR+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 573532706OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
164517Wikidata ID
Q7487776
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