Bahzinah
village in Syria
Bahzinah (Arabic: بحزينا, also spelled Bahzina) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Bahzinah had a population of 586 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians. The village has a Greek Orthodox Church and a Greek Catholic Church.
The public source identifies “Bahzinah” as village in Syria. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bahzinah, village and Syria.
Why this record matters
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 29, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q22936348. Authority coordinates are 34.751, 36.208. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.
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This entry incorporates text from “Bahzinah” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.