Kissin, Syria

Kissin
كيسين
Village
Kissin
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°52′10″N 36°39′29″E / 34.86944°N 36.65806°E / 34.86944; 36.65806
Country Syria
GovernorateHoms
DistrictRastan
SubdistrictRastan
Population
 (2004)
  Total
2,189
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (EEST)

Kissin (Arabic: كيسين, romanized: Kīssīn, also spelled Kisein) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located north of Homs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Kissin had a population of 2,189 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Turkmen Sunni Muslims.