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Binnish
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name | Binnish |
| native_name | بِنِّش | |
| <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | native_name_lang | ar |
| settlement_type | City | |
| motto | ||
| pushpin_map | Syria | |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Syria | |
| <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria | |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate | |
| subdivision_name1 | Idlib | |
| subdivision_type2 | District | |
| subdivision_name2 | Idlib | |
| subdivision_type3 | Subdistrict | |
| subdivision_name3 | Binnish | |
| subdivision_type4 | Control | |
| subdivision_name4 | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syrian transitional government | |
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| unit_pref | Metric | |
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| area_blank1_sq_mi | ||
| population_as_of | 2011 | |
| population_total | 52000 | |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | ||
| coordinates | ||
| elevation_footnotes | ||
| elevation_m | 360 | |
| elevation_ft | ||
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Binnish (, also spelled Binsh) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located just east of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya and Maarrat Misrin to the northwest, al-Fu'ah to the north, Ta'um and Taftanaz to the northeast, Afs to the southeast and Sarmin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Binnish had a population of 52,000 in the 2011 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim.
The city is situated on a hill. The city name Binnish is mentioned in the Tablets of Ebla 2400 BC. The city is famous for olive, vine and fig trees besides its varied crops of all kinds.
References
Haj Istaifi
References
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- Lauren Ristvet. (2014). "Ritual, Performance, and Politics in the Ancient Near East".
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