Middle East
Syria
Rif-dimashq Governorate

Buqein

Baqin or Buqayn is a village in the of the . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Baqin had a population of 1,866 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
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  • Type: Village with 1,870 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “Baqin”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Zabadani and Bloudan.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
or Az-Zabadani is a city and popular hill station in southwestern in the , close to the border with . It is located in the center of a green valley surrounded by high mountains at an elevation of around 1,100 m. is situated 2½ km north of Buqein.

Village
Photo: Wesamt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located 51 kilometers north-west of , in the ; it has an altitude of about 1500 meters. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of 3,101. is situated 3½ km northeast of Buqein.

Buqein

Latitude
33.7012° or 33° 42′ 4″ north
Longitude
36.10406° or 36° 6′ 15″ east
Population
1,870
Open location code
8G5RP423+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 573517939
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q16837906
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Buqein” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بقين”
  • Dutch: “Baqin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بقين”
  • French: “Boqin”
  • German: “Bukine”
  • Persian: “بقین”
  • Polish: “Bukajn”
  • Romanian: “Baqin”
  • Russian: “Букин”
  • Vietnamese: “Baqin”

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