The town is the administrative center of the Beit Jinn Subdistrict, which consists of nine towns, with a combined population of 15,668.[1]The subdistrict has a mixed Sunni and Druze population and Beit Jinn contains a Druze religious shrine.[3]Nearby localities includeArnahto the north,Darbalto the northeast,Mazraat Beit Jinnto the east,Harfato the southeast, andHaderto the southwest. The Nahr al-Awaj river (ancientPharpar) passes near the town.
Beit Jinn was visited byAndalusiangeographerIbn Jubayrin the late 12th century, duringAyyubidrule. He noted that it was "a village betweenDarayyahandBaniyaslying among the hills. "[4]
^Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p.139
^The Associated Press(December 25, 2017)."Syrian troops capture new areas near Israeli-occupied Golan".The Washington Post.The government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media reported that Syrian troops and their allies captured Monday three new areas from al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee [...] The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right said the fighters are now besieged in the village of Beit Jin and nearby areas after a 10-day intense offensive.[dead link]
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