Shinan, Syria
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Schnann (
Maarrat al-Nu'man at a distance about 13 km in very rugged terrain. It is in the administrative district of Ariha. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Schnann had a population of 2,025 in the 2004 census.[1]
Architecture
The houses are a mixture of
epoch. Modern buildings are built on the sides of a valley from east to west.Archaeology
Schnann village contains many
archaeological sites belonging mostly to the Romans and Byzantines. Umm Serfos was a station for the caravans that went from Ebla to Ugarit
. Its impacts are visible in a highland area west of the village. It operates as a summer resort because it remains cool in the summer and offers a beautiful view to Eastern region of the village.
The village contains many Roman tombs carved in the rock and hidden in caves. It also contains a plate carved in the rock with a painting of Nero, with a lion and a young girl.
Economy
The primary occupation is
apricot trees
. Production reached more than 75 tons of apricots in 2008.
Services
The village hosts two
schools for basic education (first cycle and second cycle), a branch for Consumption (Cooperative) Society, a mosque
, a pharmacy. Electricity, water and telephone services are present.
References
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived at [1]. (in Arabic)