Binnish

Binnish (, also spelled Binsh) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located just east of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya and Maarrat Misrin to the northwest, al-Fu'ah to the north, Ta'um and Taftanaz to the northeast, Afs to the southeast and Sarmin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Binnish had a population of 52,000 in the 2011 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim.

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Settlement.official_name: Binnish
Settlement.native_name: بِنِّش
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Idlib
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Idlib
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Binnish
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Control
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Syrian transitional government

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Official name: بنش
Population: 21848
Elevation: 360

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native label: بنش

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The city is situated on a hill. The city name Binnish is mentioned in the Tablets of Ebla 2400 BC. The city is famous for olive, vine and fig trees besides its varied crops of all kinds.