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Ayn al-Shams

Coordinates: 34°55′55″N 36°16′32″E / 34.93199°N 36.275609°E / 34.93199; 36.275609
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Ayn al-Shams
عين الشمس
Village
Ayn al-Shams is located in Syria
Ayn al-Shams
Ayn al-Shams
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 34°55′55″N 36°16′32″E / 34.93199°N 36.275609°E / 34.93199; 36.275609
Country Syria
GovernorateHama
DistrictMasyaf
SubdistrictAyn Halaqim
Population
 (2004)
 • Total2,327
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ayn al-Shams (Arabic: عين الشمس) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located in Homs Gap southwest of Hama. Nearby localities include Ayn Halaqim, Nisaf and Baarin to the east, and Mashta al-Helu and al-Kafrun to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayn al-Shams had a population of 2,327 in the 2004 census.[1]

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