Ayn al-Tineh, Latakia Governorate
Ayn al- Tineh( Ain al- Tineh) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively belonging to the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia.
Nearby localities include the district center of al- Haffah to the northwest, Slinfah to the northeast, Farikah and Nabl al- Khatib to the east, Shathah to the southeast, Muzayraa to the south and al- Shir to the west.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Ayn al- Tineh had a population was 1,333 in 2004.
It is the administrative center of the Ayn al- Tineh" nahiyahsubdistrict") which contains 13 localities with a collective population of 6,825.
Its inhabitants predominantly Alawites.
It is situated on a limestone spur in the northern an- Nusayriyah Mountains, with an average elevation of 800 meters above sea level.
Located between al- Haffah and Muzayraa, Ayn al- Tineh is separated from the two towns by wadis.
" Ayn al- Tineh" is also the name of a spring that flows under the nearby Citadel of Salah Ed- Din.
Ayn al- Tineh was historically a fief of the Kheirbek clan, a prominent family in the Syrian security forces and part of the Kalbiyya tribal confederation.
According to French researcher Fabrice Balanche, Ayn al- Tineh is one of a number of villages in the coastal mountain region, like al- Tawahin, that is largely dependent on the Syrian Army and the state, finding abundant employment in the former and within the internal security services.
The poverty of the village is a significant motivational factor in the high rate of employment in the security forces and the consequent backing of the ruling Assad family.
This is in contrast to other impoverished Alawite villages in the region which that have historically been at odds with the prominent Alawite families and have not received the extent of benefits from state income that Ayn al- Tineh does.
During the middle and end of late President Hafez al- Assad's term in the 1980s and 1990s, a" hussainia"( Shia Muslim congregational mosque) was founded in Ayn al- Tineh.
It was the smallest one built by the al- Murtada movement, measuring 40 square meters.
While during Hafez's rule the" hussainias" served largely for local opposition meetings, this changed when relations between Shia Muslim- majority Iran and Syria increased dramatically with the coming to power of current President Bashar al- Assad.
Ayn al-Niser
Ayn al- Niser( also spelled Ain al- Nisr or Ayni- Nasir) is a town in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located northeast of Homs.
Nearby localities include al- Mishirfeh to the west, Ayn al- Dananir to the northwest, Izz al- Din to the north, al- Mukharram al- Fawqani to the east and Umm al- Amad to the southeast.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Ayn al- Niser had a population of 604 in the 2004 census.
It is the administrative center and 11th largest locality of the Ayn al- Niser" nahiyahsubdistrict") which consists of 16 localities with a collective population of 30,267.
The inhabitants of the village are ethnic Circassians from the Shapsugh, Kabardian and Bzhedug tribes.
Ayn Shiqaq
Ayn al- Shiqaq( also spelled Ain al- Shiqaq) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia.
Nearby localities include Zama to the southeast, al- Qassabin to the south, Siyano to the southwest, Jableh to the west, Qardaha to the northeast, al- Budi and Harf al- Musaytirah to the east.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ayn al- Shiqaq had a population of 4,125 in the 2004 census.
It is the administrative center of the Ayn al- Shiqaq" nahiyahsubdistrict") which contains 15 localities with a total population of 16,031 in 2004.
The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Ayn al- Shiqaq is the birthplace of noted Syrian poet Nadim Muhammad( 1907- 1994).
Ayn al-Tineh al-Sharqiyah
' Ayn al- Tineh al- Sharqiyah( also known simply as Ayn al- Tineh) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics,' Ayn al- Tineh al- Sharqiyah had a population of 1,135 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Zita al-Gharbiyah
Zita al- Gharbiyah( also spelled Zeita) is a village in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located southwest of Homs and immediately north of the border with Lebanon.
Nearby localities include Aqrabiyah to the north, Kadesh and Arjoun to the northeast, the district center of al- Qusayr to the east and Jusiyah al- Amar to the southeast.
According to the Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Zita al- Gharbiyah had a population of 2,922 in the 2004 census.
The population is predominantly Shia Muslim and is immediately surrounded by several smaller Shia Muslim villages.
Although the village is in Syria, its inhabitants are Lebanese.
In the mid- 19th- century ancient ruins were found in Zita al- Gharbiyah.
During a military training drill in the vicinity in 2005, stalactite caves were found in the village that resembled the Jeita Grotto in Lebanon.
The cave was studied by a team from the al- Baath University of Homs and by the government Department of Tourism and Antiquities.
It was determined that cave dates back 60 million years ago.
During the ongoing Syrian civil war, Zita al- Gharbiyah has been the scene of several clashes between the opposition Free Syrian Army( FSA) and local fighters backed by Hezbollah.
The village has formed a front with other Shia-majority villages against villages in the vicinity of al- Qusayr that have hosted the FSA.
In the summer of 2012, two residents of Zita al- Gharbiyah were kidnapped by the FSA prompting members of the north Lebanon- based Jaafar clan which also inhabits the village to abduct 32 Syrians.
Consequently, a reconciliation committee consisting of Shia clans from the Hermel region of Lebanon and pro -FSA villages in the al- Qusayr region was formed, resulting in the return of hostages and a calming of tensions.
However, clashes had restarted by early 2013.
Ayn al-Tineh al-Gharbiyah
' Ayn al- Tineh al- Gharbiyah( also known as Ayn al- Tineh) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics,' Ayn al- Tineh al- Gharbiyah had a population of 1,092 in the 2004 census.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Muzayraa
Muzayraa( Mzera'a or Mazirah) is a town in northwestern Syria administratively part of the Latakia Governorate, located east of Latakia.
Nearby localities include Difa and Hanadi to the west, al- Jandiriyah to the northwest, al- Haffah and Ayn al- Tineh to the north, Slinfah to the northeast, Shathah to the east and Qardaha to the south.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Muzayraa had a population was 834 in the 2004 census.
It is the administrative center and the fourth largest locality of the Muzayraa" nahiyahsubdistrict") which contained 27 localities with a collective population of 13,908 in 2004.
Its inhabitants predominantly Christians.
Khun Hajji
Khun Hajji( also Romanized as Khūn Ḩājjī) is a village in Kuh Mareh Sorkhi Rural District, Arzhan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 19, in 5 families.
Shathah
Shathah(" šaṭḥat at- taḥta") is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama.
Nearby localities include Slinfah to the northwest, Nabl al- Khatib and Farikah to the north, al- Huwash to the northeast, Huwayjat al- Sallah to the southeast, Inab to the south and Ayn al- Tineh to the west.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics( CBS), Shathah had a population of 8,076 in the 2004 census.
It is the administrative center and largest town of Shathah Subdistrict, which consisted of 12 localities with a collective population of 25,273 in 2004.
Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Al-Budi
Al- Budi( also spelled el- Bodi) is a village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Jableh District in the Latakia Governorate, located south of Latakia.
Nearby localities include Ayn al- Shiqaq to the west, Qardaha to the north, Harf al- Musaytirah to the east, Zama and Ayn al- Sharqiyah to the south and Siyano to the southwest.
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al- Budi had a population of 2,359 in the 2004 census.
The inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.

Question: Are both Khun Hajji and Ayn Al-Tineh Al-Gharbiyah located in the same country?
Answer: no