al-Shinyah

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|other_name = al-Shiniyeh

|native_name = الشنية

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|settlement_type = Village

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|subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria

|subdivision_type1 = Governorate

|subdivision_name1 = Homs

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Homs

|subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict

|subdivision_name3 = al-Qabu

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|population_total = 2,058

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|timezone = EET

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Al-Shinyah ({{langx|ar|الشنية}}, also spelled al-Shiniyeh) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northwest of Homs. Nearby localities include Fahel to the southwest, al-Qabu to the south, Sharqliyya to the southeast, Taldou and al-Taybah al-Gharbiyah to the northeast and Maryamin to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Shinyah had a population of 2,058 in the 2004 census.[https://archive.today/20121220184336/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB04-11-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004]. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. {{in lang|ar}} Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.Smith, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/180/mode/1up 180][http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2012/08/201281514382151960.html What happened in Houla?]. Al Jazeera English. 2012-01-16.