Al-Shinyah (, also spelled al-Shiniyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Fahel to the southwest, al-Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou and al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northeast and Maryamin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Shinyah had a population of 2,058 in the 2004 census.. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 180What happened in Houla?. Al Jazeera English. 2012-01-16.
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