Rasem al-Tahin
Rasem al-Tahin
رسم الطحين | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
| District | Qatana District |
| Nahiyah | Sa'sa' |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 455 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rasem al-Tahin (Arabic: رسم الطحين) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, in the southwestern part of the country. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Rasem al-Tahin had a population of 455 at the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
During the drought that afflicted Syria between 2006 and 2011, a number of people from the northeastern governorates (Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa and Hasaka) settled in an informal tent settlement on the land of the village.