Toumin Explained

Official Name:Toumin
Native Name:تومين
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Coordinates:34.9433°N 36.6933°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Syria
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Hama
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hama
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Hirbnafsah
Population Total:2,129
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto

Toumin (ar|تومين|Tūmīn, also transliterated Toumine) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate. It is located 25km (16miles) southwest of Hama and lies on the northern bank of the Orontes River, overlooking the city of Rastan.[1] Nearby localities include Deir al-Fardis to the northwest, Kafr Buhum to the north, al-Rastan to the south and Houla to the southwest.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Toumin had a population of 2,129 in the 2004 census.[2] Its inhabitants are Syriac Catholic and Greek Orthodox Christians.[3] [4]

History

In 1838, Toumin was recorded as a Greek Orthodox Christian village. The village was formerly located at the site of the Rastan Dam, but with the dam's construction in 1960, Toumin was relocated nearby to its present site.[5] In 1992, the Toumin Municipality was established to administer the village and the nearby Christian village of al-Biyah.[1]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: تومين (Toumin) . Hama Governorate - Technology and Information Directorate . 31 March 2011 . 1 January 2025 . Arabic.
  2. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB05-3-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  3. Rosen, Nir. Assad's Alawites: The guardians of the throne. Al Jazeera English. 2011-10-11.
  4. Web site: رعية تومين – مطرانية حمص وحماه والنبك وتوابعها للسريان الكاثوليك . 2025-09-16 . ar.
  5. Web site: Hassan . Al-Akhras . "درغام درغام".. رئيس البلديات الأربع (Dergham Dergham: The Head of the Four Municipalities) . e-Syria . 1 January 2025 . Arabic . 18 November 2009.