Jalin
Sign in to saveJalin (, also spelled Jileen or Jillin) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northwest of Daraa. Nearby localities include Muzayrib to the southeast, Tafas to the east, al-Shaykh Saad to the northeast, Adwan to the north, Tasil to the northwest and Saham al-Jawlan and Hit to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jalin had a population of 4,337 in the 2004 census.
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Jalin (, also spelled Jileen or Jillin) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northwest of Daraa. Nearby localities include Muzayrib to the southeast, Tafas to the east, al-Shaykh Saad to the northeast, Adwan to the north, Tasil to the northwest and Saham al-Jawlan and Hit to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Jalin had a population of 4,337 in the 2004 census.
==History== In some sources relating the Arab conquest of Syria, it is mentioned that the last army the Byzantine Empire set up in the region took up position near Jalin before the crucial Battle of the Yarmuk in 635. The battle took place west of Jalin and led to the catastrophic defeat of the Byzantine army.