Official Name: | Surayhin |
Native Name: | سريحين |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Syria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
Coordinates: | 35.1975°N 36.6672°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Hama |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hama |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Name3: | Hama |
Population Total: | 7,466 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Surayhin (ar|سريحين, also spelled Serihin) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, southeast of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Jajiyah to the north, al-Jinan to the southeast, al-Buraq to the south, Maarin al-Jabal to the southwest and al-Khalidiyah to the west. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, Surayhin had a population of 7,466 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]