Hinah

Hinah is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Hinah had a population of 1,524 in the 2004 census. The inhabitants of Hinah are predominantly Druze and Christians.

History

The presence of Druze around Mount Hermon is documented since the founding of the Druze religion in the beginning of the 11th century.
Historical geographer Samuel Klein has pointed out that in the immediate environs of Heeneh and Rimah there is a large reservoir containing more than of water for irrigation of crops.
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Hinah's population as Druze and Antiochian Greek Christians.

Religious buildings

Hinah has two churches:

St. Elias of the Greek Orthodox Church
St. Elias of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church