Al-Zaynah
| Al-Zaynah الزينة |
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 Al-Zaynah
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Hama |
| District | Masyaf |
| Subdistrict | Masyaf |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 983 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| City Qrya Pcode | C3351 |
Al-Zaynah (Arabic: الزينة, also spelled Zeineh) is a Syrian village located in the Masyaf Subdistrict in Masyaf District, located west of Hama. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Zaynah had a population of 983 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.[2]
Sometime in the early 20th century, Sulayman al-Wahhish of Qardaha, the grandfather of Hafez al-Assad and great-grandfather of Bashar al-Assad, mediated a dispute between the two main families of Zaynah when the local notable Muhammad Bey Junayd was unable to.[3]
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