Taqsis

Taqsis
تقسيس
Zawr az Ziyarah
Village
Taqsis
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°0′57″N 36°51′43″E / 35.01583°N 36.86194°E / 35.01583; 36.86194
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictHama
SubdistrictHama
Control Syrian Salvation Government
Population
 (2004)
  Total
3,343

Taqsis (Arabic: تقسيس), also known as Zawr al-Ziyarah (Arabic: زور الزيارة), is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located 25 kilometers (16 mi) southeast of Hama. Nearby localities include al-Jinan to the north, al-Buraq to the northwest, Tell Qartal to the west, Ghor al-Assi to the southwest, Izz al-Din to the southeast and Taldarah to the east. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Taqsis had a population of 3,343 in the 2004 census.